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Carathéodory's Fundamental Theorem

Each point in the Convex Hull of a set $S$ in $\Bbb{R}^n$ is in the convex combination of $n+1$ or fewer points of $S$.

See also Convex Hull, Helly's Theorem




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26