convex hull
<mathematics, graphics> For a set S in space, the smallest convex set
containing S. In the plane, the convex hull can be visualized as the shape
assumed by a rubber band that has been stretched around the set S and released
to conform as closely as possible to S.
(1997-08-03)
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