Definition:Convex Polygon/Definition 1

Definition

Let $P$ be a polygon.

$P$ is a convex polygon if and only if:

For all points $A$ and $B$ located inside $P$, the line $AB$ is also inside $P$.

Also see

• Equivalence of Definitions of Convex Polygon

• Results about convex polygons can be found here.

Sources

• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): convex