noun · rare

simplex

sim·plex

simplex · simplexes · simplices

симплекс

Simplex

A generalization of a triangle or tetrahedron to an arbitrary dimensionA generalization of a triangle or tetrahedron to an arbitrary dimension; more accurately, the convex hull of n+1 affinely independent points in n-dimensional space.

UK/ˈsɪmplɛks/US/ˈsɪmˌplɛks/

Meaning

4 senses

A generalization of a triangle or tetrahedron to an arbitrary dimension; more accurately, the convex hull of n+1 affinely independent points in n-dimensional space.
Simplex
си́мплексsímpleks
си́мплексsýmpleks
A word which is not compound and contains no derivational affixes (inflectional affixes are usually disregarded); a monomorphemic word.
The word weak is a simplex. Its derivative weaken is not.
Simplex
An apartment (or, sometimes, another type of property) having only one floor or storey; a single-storey property.
(archaic)In full simplex sentence: in transformational grammar: a simple sentence which is the product of a few transformations; a kernel sentence.

Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

generalization of a triangle or tetrahedron to an arbitrary dimension, the generalization being the simplest possible convex polytope for a given dimension:

Русский

By meaning 1

generalization of a triangle or tetrahedron to an arbitrary dimension, the generalization being the simplest possible convex polytope for a given dimension:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

generalization of a triangle or tetrahedron to an arbitrary dimension, the generalization being the simplest possible convex polytope for a given dimension:

Origin

The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin simplex (“plain, simple; single”). The fir

The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin simplex (“plain, simple; single”). The first part, sim-, comes from Proto-Indo-European *sem-, *sm̥- (“one; together”). The second part, -plex, may be from *pleḱ- (“to weave”).

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