Concave function Concave function In mathematics, a concave function is the negative of a convex function. A concave function is also synonymously called concave downwards, concave down, convex upwards, convex cap or upper convex. A real-valued function formula_1 on an interval (or, more generally, a convex set in vector space) is said to be "concave" if, for any formula_2 and formula_3 in the interval and for any formula_4, A function is called "strictly concave" if for any formula_7 and formula_8. For a function formula_9, this second definition merely states that for every formula_10 strictly between formula_2 and formula_3, the point formula_13 on
Parallel projection Parallel projection A parallel projection is a projection of an object in three-dimensional space onto a fixed plane, known as the "projection plane" or "image plane", where the "rays", known as "lines of sight" or "projection lines", are parallel to each other. It is a basic tool in descriptive geometry. The projection is called "orthographic" if the rays are perpendicular (orthogonal) to the image plane, and "oblique" or "skew" if they are not. A parallel projection is a particular case of "projection" in mathematics and "graphical projection" in technical drawing. Parallel projections can be seen as the limit of a