The difference between Plot and Vertex

When used as nouns, plot means the course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means, whereas vertex means the highest point of something.


Plot is also verb with the meaning: to conceive (a crime, etc).

check bellow for the other definitions of Plot and Vertex

  1. Plot as a noun (authorship):

    The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: storyline"

  2. Plot as a noun:

    An area or land used for building on or planting on.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: parcel"

  3. Plot as a noun:

    A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.

  4. Plot as a noun:

    A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: conspiracy scheme"

    "The plot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board."

    "The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot."

  5. Plot as a noun:

    Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.

  6. Plot as a noun:

    Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.

  7. Plot as a noun:

    A plan; a purpose.

  1. Plot as a verb (transitive):

    To conceive (a crime, etc).

    Examples:

    "usex They had plotted a robbery."

  2. Plot as a verb (transitive):

    To trace out (a graph or diagram).

    Examples:

    "usex They plotted the number of edits per day."

  3. Plot as a verb (transitive):

    To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).

    Examples:

    "usex Every five minutes they plotted their position."

  4. Plot as a verb (intransitive):

    To conceive a crime, misdeed, etc.

    Examples:

    "usex They were plotting against the king."

  1. Vertex as a noun:

    The highest point of something.

  2. Vertex as a noun (anatomy):

    The highest surface on the skull.

  3. Vertex as a noun (geometry):

    The common point of the two rays of the angle, or its equivalent structure in polyhedra (meeting of edges) and higher order polytopes.

  4. Vertex as a noun (mathematics):

    A point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature.

  5. Vertex as a noun (graph theory):

    One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices.

  6. Vertex as a noun (computer graphics):

    A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.

  7. Vertex as a noun (optics):

    The point where the surface of a lens crosses the optical axis.

  8. Vertex as a noun (nuclear, or, particle physics):

    An interaction point.

  9. Vertex as a noun (astrology):

    The point where the prime vertical meets the ecliptic in the western hemisphere of a natal chart.

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