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How to pronounce “convex”

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Pronunciation guide for convex

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of convex with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Antifragille: Things That Gain from DisorderSo what's the opposite of convex?
Definition summary: Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.

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Antifragille: Things That Gain from Disorder

So what's the opposite of convex?

[Adjective]
Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.
(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.
[Noun]
Any convex body or surface.
(gambling) A playing card made convex for use in cheating.
(gambling) A small convex mirror used to cheat by observing other players' cards.
[Verb]
(intransitive) To form a convex curve or surface; to become convex.
(transitive) To cause to form a convex curve or surface; to make convex.
(ambitransitive) To circulate or cause to circulate in a curved path; to cause or exhibit convection.