(biology) Containing only a single species of microorganism. For example, an "axenic culture" is a pure grown sample of the organism in question.
(biology) Isolated from organisms of any other species.
connex
connex
adj
(set theory) Such that, for all x and y in X, and for a binary relation R, either or both of xRy and yRx hold(s).
noun
(algebra) A correspondence between a projective space and its dual.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To connect; to become joined or united.
(obsolete, transitive) To connect; to fasten together.
contex
contex
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To weave together; to form by interweaving.
convex
convex
adj
(functional analysis, not comparable, of a real-valued function on the reals) having an epigraph that is a convex set.
(geometry, not comparable, of a polygon) having no internal angles greater than 180 degrees.
(mathematics, not comparable, of a set in Euclidean space) arranged such that for any two points in the set, a straight line between the two points is contained within the set.
Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.
noun
(gambling) A playing card made convex for use in cheating.
(gambling) A small convex mirror used to cheat by observing other players' cards.
