simplex

IPA: sˈɪmpɫɛks

noun

  • (geometry, algebraic topology) An analogue in a space of arbitrary dimensionality of the triangle or tetrahedron; the convex hull of n+1 linearly independent points in n-dimensional space; in other words, the triangle, tetrahedron etc., generalized to an arbitrary number of dimensions.
  • (linguistics) A monomorphemic word, one without affixes.

adjective

  • Single, simple; not complex.
  • (telecommunications) Unidirectional.
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Examples of "simplex" in Sentences

  • Yes, they have twice as much band, and can operate "simplex" on 'phone with Region 2 stations.
  • A '' 'simplex' '' is a form of communications in only one direction from the transmitter to the receiver.
  • Pumps in this category range from "simplex" having one cylinder, to in some cases "quad" having four cylinders or more.
  • “The simplex is a simple geometric mathematical object, an exercise in logistics, a triangle or trapezoid folded on itself,” says Aphrodite.
  • The vegetation is a short sparse wiry grassland dominated by Loudetia simplex, which is used as a fine thatching grass, and Monocymbium ceresiiforme.
  • In glaucoma simplex, which is largely devoid of marked congestive periods (acute attacks), a surprisingly high degree of acuity of vision may exist with a deep excavation and pale nerve.
  • It is in view, probably, of this difficulty that Plato, in the Philebus, makes pleasure an element in the Term; the good is not defined as a simplex or set in Intellectual-Principle alone; while he rightly refrains from identifying the good with the pleasant, yet he does not allow

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