Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyconvexity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-con-vex-i-ty
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A generalization of the notion of convexity for functions defined on spaces of matrices.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Thus we negatively answer Morrey's conjecture in the subclass of isochoric nonlinear energies, since polyconvexity implies quasiconvexity."

Etymology

From poly- + convexity.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

polyconvex

Questions

What does polyconvexity mean?: A generalization of the notion of convexity for functions defined on spaces of matrices.
Where does polyconvexity come from?: From poly- + convexity.

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