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noun
- 1. the highest point; the top or apex.
- 2. each angular point of a polygon, polyhedron, or other figure.
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VERTEX definition: 1. (in mathematics) the point where two lines meet to form an angle, or the point that is opposite…. Learn more.
VERTEX meaning: 1. (in mathematics) the point where two lines meet to form an angle, or the point that is opposite…. Learn more.
1. : the top of the head. 2. a. : the point opposite to and farthest from the base in a figure. b. : a point (as of an angle, polygon, polyhedron, graph, or network) that terminates a line or curve or comprises the intersection of two or more lines or curves. c.
Definition of vertex noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. the highest point. 2. mathematics. a. the point opposite the base of a figure. b. the point of intersection of two sides of a plane figure or angle. c. the point of intersection of a pencil of lines or three or more planes of a solid figure. 3. astronomy. a point in the sky towards which a star stream appears to move. 4. anatomy.
Vertex is a point on a polygon where the sides or edges of the object meet or where two rays or line segments meet. The plural of a vertex is vertices. For example, in the above figures, points A, B, C, D, and E are vertices. History. Vertex is part of Euclidean Geometry, first published in a book about Geometry in the late 19th century.
Vertex definition: the highest point of something; apex; summit; top. See examples of VERTEX used in a sentence.
Illustrated definition of Vertex: A point where two or more line segments meet. A corner. Examples: any corner of a pentagon (a plane...
Vertex definition: . See examples of VERTEX used in a sentence.
a. The point at which the sides of an angle intersect. b. The point on a triangle or pyramid opposite to and farthest away from its base. c. A point on a polyhedron common to three or more sides. d. A point of maximal curvature on a parabola or hyperbola.
