In scipy's ConvexHull, what does “area” measure?

Question

The value of the \"area\" attribute in scipy ConvexHull (see http://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/generated/scipy.spatial.ConvexHull.html) object does not seem to be (w

Answer 1

Volume and area are 3d concepts, but your data is 2d - a 2x2 square. Its area is 4, and perimeter is 8 (the 2d counterparts).