Vertex
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Vertex (Latin: corner; plural vertices or vertexes) may refer to:
[edit] Mathematics
- Vertex (geometry), a corner point of a polygon, node in a Triangulated irregular network or TIN
- Vertex (graph theory), a node in a graph
- Vertex (curve), a local extreme point of curvature
[edit] Physics
- Vertex (physics), a point where particles collide and interact
- Vertex (optics), a point where the optical axis crosses a lens surface
- Vertex algebra in conformal field theory
- Vertex function describing the interaction between a photon and an electron
- Vertex model in statistical mechanics, a discrete model of a physical system in which weights are associated with vertices of a grid graph.
[edit] Companies
- Vertex - Business Process Outsourcing, a business services provider spun off from United Utilities
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company
- Vertex Standard, a radiocommunication products company.
[edit] Music
- A song in In The Groove (video game)
- Vertex (album), an album by Buck 65
- Vertex (band), a band formed in 1996
[edit] Other
- Vertex (anatomy), the uppermost surface of the head of an arthropod or vertebrate

