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[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago

Does this even meet the criteria for "a shape"? I'd have thought you need to be able to travel from any point within the shape to any other point, without crossing a line.

[-] blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io 1 points 1 month ago

Concave shape vs convex shape

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Uhh, no. A crescent is a classic concave shape, but you can travel from any point to any other in a crescent without crossing a line, because it’s a single enclosed shape.

[-] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

A crescent isn't a convex shape though, and ironically you left out the word 'straight' in your rule about convex.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

No irony, I didn't say straight because I didn't mean straight. I meant exactly what I said: you can get from one point to another without crossing a line. Because if you have to cross a line, you've either moved into a different shape (in the case of two adjoining shapes) or moves into empty space.

[-] davidagain@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

That's path connectedness. Convex shapes are ones in which any two points can be joined by a straight line internal to the shape.

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