simplex
Americanadjective
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simple; consisting of or characterized by a single element.
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pertaining to or noting a telecommunications system permitting communication in only one direction at a time.
noun
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simplexes,
plural
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simplices
plural
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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.
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an apartment having all the rooms on one floor.
adjective
noun
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linguistics a simple not a compound word
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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
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Etymology
Origin of simplex
1585–95; < Latin: having a single layer, literally, one-fold, equivalent to sim-, base meaning “one” (akin to similis similar, Greek hén (neuter) one, homós same ( see homo-), English same ) + -plex -plex
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It is based on a modified herpes simplex virus that has been engineered to replicate only inside glioblastoma cells, leaving healthy tissue unaffected.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2026
In Fayetteville, North Carolina, in 2020, as in other military towns across the U.S., rates of sexually transmitted infections like syphilis, herpes simplex and HIV are among the highest in the country.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025
It’s been associated with infections such as the herpes simplex virus and Epstein-Barr virus, as well as Lyme disease and autoimmune disorders.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
They didn’t have herpes simplex infection, a dangerous but treatable cause of encephalitis, or HIV, which can cause similar symptoms.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 21, 2023
There is thus a complete division into the five kinds, the complex, simplex, crunodal, acnodal and cuspidal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
We associate qubits with D-simplexes and X and Z parity checks with x and z simplexes, respectively, obeying x + z ≤ D − 2.
From Nature ● Sep. 12, 2017
Prices of the 48 condominiums in the complex — duplexes and simplexes outfitted with granite countertops and other upscale touches — ranged from about $375,000 to $550,000.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2011
Then we have a list; as Livy says,691 "simplices et religiosi homines" were ready with them at any time.
From The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus by W. Warde Fowler
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