Vertex

Vertex, vertices or vertexes may refer to:

Mathematics and computer science

 * Vertex (geometry), a point where two or more curves, lines, or edges meet
 * Vertex (computer graphics), a data structure that describes the position of a point
 * Vertex (curve), a point of a plane curve where the first derivative of curvature is zero
 * Vertex (spherical geometry), a point of a great circle which closestly approches the pole of a sphare
 * Vertex (graph theory), the fundamental unit of which graphs are formed
 * Vertex (topography), in a triangulated irregular network
 * Vertex of a representation, in finite group theory

Physics

 * Vertex (physics), the reconstructed location of an individual particle collision
 * Vertex (optics), a point where the optical axis crosses an optical surface
 * Vertex function, describing the interaction between a photon and an electron

Biology and anatomy

 * Vertex (anatomy), the highest point of the head
 * Vertex (urinary bladder), alternative name of the apex of urinary bladder
 * Vertex distance, the distance between the surface of the cornea of the eye and a lens situated in front of it
 * Vertex presentation, a head-first presentation at childbirth

Businesses

 * Vertex (company), an American business services provider
 * Vertex Holdings, an investment holding company in Singapore
 * Vertex Inc, an American tax compliance software and services company
 * Vertex Pharmaceuticals, an American biotech company
 * Vertex Railcar, a Chinese-American manufacturer of railroad rolling stock 2014–2018
 * Vertex Resource Group, a Canadian environmental services company

Other uses

 * Vertex (album), by Buck 65, 1997
 * Vertex (band), formed in 1996
 * Vertex (astrology), the point where the prime vertical intersects the ecliptic