Convex Combination - Related Constructions

Related Constructions

For more details on this topic, see Linear combination#Affine, conical, and convex combinations.
  • A conical combination is a linear combination with nonnegative coefficients
  • Weighted means are functionally the same as convex combinations, but they use a different notation. The coefficients (weights) in a weighted mean are not required to sum to 1; instead the sum is explicitly divided from the linear combination.
  • Affine combinations are like convex combinations, but the coefficients are not required to be non-negative. Hence affine combinations are defined in vector spaces over any field.

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