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adj
Equal to a sum of finitely many linear functions, each defined on a convex polytope: said of functions between vector spaces
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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adj
Having a defining atlas such that there is a piecewise linear homeomorphism between any pair of intersecting atlas charts: said of manifolds
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology
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History
From piecewise (adverb) + linear.
Across languages
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