simplex
simple; consisting of or characterized by a single element.
pertaining to or noting a telecommunications system permitting communication in only one direction at a time.
Mathematics. a basic geometric element in a Euclidean space, being a line segment in one dimension, a triangle in two dimensions, a tetrahedron in three dimensions, and so on: used in topology and linear programming.
an apartment having all the rooms on one floor.
Origin of simplex
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How to use simplex in a sentence
Her autopsy report says she died from a “disseminated herpes simplex type 1 infection” or a catastrophic herpes infection.
Two New Moms Died From Catastrophic Herpes. Did the Same Doctor Give It to Them? | Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 23, 2021 | The Daily BeastMy simplex animation game is weak, so sticking with tetrahedra for now.
All these particles live at the corners of the double simplex.
A New Map of All the Particles and Forces | Natalie Wolchover, Samuel Velasco and Lucy Reading-Ikkanda | October 22, 2020 | Quanta MagazineElminius Kingii and modestus, on the one hand, are closely allied together, as are E. simplex and plicatus on the other hand.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) | Charles DarwinThis variety was formerly thought to be a distinct disease, and was described under the name of impetigo simplex.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Ichthyosis simplex and ichthyosis hystrix, terms commonly employed to designate the mild and severe forms respectively.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagonsimplex telegraph circuits are made from metallic circuit telephone lines, as shown in Fig. 465.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 | Kempster MillerA simplex arrangement even more simple substitutes impedance coils for the repeating coils of Fig. 465.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 | Kempster Miller
British Dictionary definitions for simplex
/ (ˈsɪmplɛks) /
permitting the transmission of signals in only one direction in a radio circuit, etc: Compare duplex
linguistics a simple not a compound word
geometry the most elementary geometric figure in Euclidean space of a given dimension; a line segment in one-dimensional space or a triangle in two-dimensional space
Origin of simplex
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