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English

Noun

{{geometry|algebraic|_|topology}} An analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron: the convex hull of n+1 points in n-dimensional space.

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Latin

Adjective

{{infl|la|adjective|genitive|simplicis}}; third declension

single|Single, simple; not complex.
unidirectional (electronical signaling).

Antonyms

complex

Related terms

Descendants

English: simple
Finnish: simppeli
French: simple
German: simpel
Swedish: simpel

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WordNet simplex
adj 1: allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or
in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at
a time; "simplex system"
2: having only one part or element; "a simplex word has no
affixes and is not part of a compound--like `boy' compared
with `boyish' or `house' compared with `houseboat'"

FOLDOC simplex

1. Used to describe a communications channel
that can only ever carry a signal in one direction, like a
one-way street. Television is an example of (broadcast)
simplex communication.

Opposite: duplex.

2. The simplex method.

(2001-07-21)

SIMPLEX. Simple or single; as, charta simplex, is a deed-poll, of single deed. Jacob's L. Dict. h.t.