piecewise linear

Significado (Inglés)

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

Sinónimos

PL

Etimología (Inglés)

From piecewise (adverb) + linear.