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title: "extended-value extension"
type: concept
related: [Extended Value Extension]
source: https://www.jemoka.com/posts/kbhextended_value_extension/
confidence: high
status: active
---

Suppose \(f\) is convex on \(\mathbb{R}^{n}\), with domain \(\text{dom } f\). We can make an extended-value extension:
\begin{equation} \tilde{f} \qty(x) = \begin{cases} f\qty(x), x \in \text{dom }f \\ \infty, \text{ otherwise } \end{cases} \end{equation}
This could simplify notation .
