Mathematics and Computer Science
- Vertex (geometry), an angle point of any shape or angle
- Vertex (graph theory), a node in a graph
- Vertex (curve), a local extreme point of curvature
- Vertex of a representation in finite group theory
- Vertex (computer graphics), a set of attributes describing a point in space
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