---
tag: 0FQSDC2EQ2
kind: concept
name: Convex hull
aliases: [convex-envelope, convex-closure]
msc: [52A20]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convex_hull
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q1138624
  wikipedia: Convex hull
---

## Summary

The convex hull of a set of points is the smallest convex set that contains it. It is the set of all convex combinations of points of the set.