WH54 Fachwortlexikon
Lernwerkstatt Aachen GbR
Mathematik | Physik | Chemie


Apex


In German => Spitze => lex


An apex in geometry is the highest point of a figure (both 2D and 3D). It is most commnly used as being opposite i. e. above some baseline or base. A pyramid, for instance, has an apex.





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