piecewise linear

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. (not-comparable) Equal to a sum of finitely many linear functions, each defined on a convex polytope: said of functions between vector spaces
2. (not-comparable) Having a defining atlas such that there is a piecewise linear homeomorphism between any pair of intersecting atlas charts: said of manifolds

Συνώνυμα

PL

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From piecewise (adverb) + linear.