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I am writing a research paper in which a new method is devised. In this method a mathematical function is rebuilt by combining some conical functions (apexes).

Is it grammatically right to name it The Apex Combination Method?

Or should it be The Apexes Combination Method?

Or maybe Combination of Apexes, which I don't like very much?

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    Another advantage of using the singular apex, you don't have to decide whether to use apexes or apices for the plural.
    – Peter Shor
    Commented Feb 11, 2021 at 12:47
  • I normally use corpuses, not corpora, which according to NGrams puts me rather seriously out on a limb. By comparison, using apexes instead of apices (which I wouldn't normally do) is actually relatively common.
    – FumbleFingers
    Commented Feb 11, 2021 at 13:21

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I'm not familiar with the mathematical concept, but the singular apex sounds right to me. You wouldn't refer to a computers network or a shoes store.

You might also consider the continuous present tense, Combining apexes.

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