A weighted average of points (vectors). A convex combination of the points x 1,..., x k is a point of the form x = α1 x 1 + ⃛ αk x k, where α1 ≥ 0, ..., αk ≥ 0, and α1 + ⃛ αk = 1.
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Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (2001). Convex combination . In: Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0611-X_164
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