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
- Treatment of herpes simplex virus.
- Hence there is no boundary simplex.
- That would not be Firmiana simplex.
- Barycentric subdivision of a simplex.
- A simplex method for function minimization.
- The standard n simplex and the simplex category.
- For convenience, the simplex is centered at the origin.
- Second, the geometric perspex is a simplex in perspex space.
- A regular simplex is a simplex that is also a regular polytope.
- It is based on the barycentric coordindates of the vertices of the simplex.
- 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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