Multiplicative version of convex hull

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The convex hull of a finite set of points, $(x_i,y_i) \in \mathbb{R_+}^2$ ($i=1,...,n$), is defined as:

$$\left\{(\sum_{i=1}^{n} \alpha_i x_i,\sum_{i=1}^{n} \alpha_i y_i) \mathrel{\Bigg|} (\forall i: \alpha_i\ge 0)\wedge \sum_{i=1}^{n} \alpha_i=1 \right\}.$$

Define the following set:

$$\left\{(\prod_{i=1}^{n} x_i^{\alpha_i},\prod_{i=1}^{n} y_i^{\alpha_i}) \mathrel{\Bigg|} (\forall i: \alpha_i\ge 0)\wedge \sum_{i=1}^{n} \alpha_i=1 \right\}.$$

Does this set have a name? (maybe "multiplicative hull"?) Has it been studied or used anywhere?

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The term "logarithmic convex hull" is in use for this object, because it can be obtained by convexifying the image of a domain under the logarithm map, and then coming back.

It comes up in complex analysis in several variables, due to the following fact: a domain $D\subset\mathbb{C}^n$ is a region of convergence of some power series (centered at $0$) if and only if $D$ is a logarithmically convex Reinhardt domain.