as in top
the highest point
Once you reach the vertex of the mountain, the remainder of the route is all downhill.
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To find a periodic trajectory in an acute triangle, draw a perpendicular line from each vertex to the opposite side, as seen to the left, below.
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Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
For example, Pythagorean triples (such as 3, 4 and 5), represent right triangles whose three vertices are all integer distances apart.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
For instance, a graph in which every vertex is connected to every other vertex is called a complete graph, and the chromatic number of a complete graph with n vertices is n.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
Some objects in the game are detailed beyond reason, with no lower-detail versions offered, like clothespins (25,000 vertices each), a pile of logs (100,000), and a parking attendant booth (40,000, including cables connecting the mouse and keyboard).
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2023
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Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
For example, Pythagorean triples (such as 3, 4 and 5), represent right triangles whose three vertices are all integer distances apart.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
For instance, a graph in which every vertex is connected to every other vertex is called a complete graph, and the chromatic number of a complete graph with n vertices is n.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
Some objects in the game are detailed beyond reason, with no lower-detail versions offered, like clothespins (25,000 vertices each), a pile of logs (100,000), and a parking attendant booth (40,000, including cables connecting the mouse and keyboard).
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2023
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“Vertex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertex. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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