Piecewise linear

Piecewise linear may refer to:

Piecewise linear function
Piecewise linear manifold

In Mathematics, a piecewise linear function f \Omega \to V where V is a Vector space and \Omega In Mathematics, a piecewise linear (PL manifold is a Topological manifold together with a piecewise linear structure on it

Dictionary

-adjective

(mathematics) Equal to a sum of finitely many linear functions, each defined on a convex polytope: said of functions between vector spaces
(topology) Having a defining atlas such that there is a piecewise linear homeomorphism between any pair of intersecting atlas charts: said of manifolds

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