piecewise linear

See also: piecewiselinear and piecewise-linear

English

Adjective

piecewise linear (not comparable)

(mathematics) Equal to a sum of finitely many linear functions, each defined on a convex polytope: said of functions between vector spaces
(topology) Having a defining atlas such that there is a piecewise linear homeomorphism between any pair of intersecting atlas charts: said of manifolds

Abbreviations

PL

Translations

mathematics: equal to a sum of finitely many linear functions

Finnish: paloittain lineaarinen
Icelandic: línulegur á köflum m

Russian: кусо́чно-лине́йный (kusóčno-linéjnyj)

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