vertices

American

[vur-tuh-seez] / ˈvɜr təˌsiz /

noun

a plural of vertex.

vertices British

/ ˈvɜːtɪˌsiːz /

noun

(in technical and scientific senses only) a plural of vertex

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This was practically confirmed using a vertex cover problem with 4096 vertices.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024

While place cells fire whenever an animal is in a specific location, grid cells fire only when the animal is at one of the vertices of a triangular lattice.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2023

Deneb is apparently the faintest of the stellar triangle vertices, but don’t be fooled.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 14, 2023

In the Blue Brain graph, for example, three neurons with all three synapses between them transmitting signals formed the vertices of a hollow triangle.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 26, 2022

We understand this cube to cast a shadow, which we usually draw as two squares with their vertices connected.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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