First Known Use: 1594
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1simplex
adjective sim·plex \ˈsim-ˌpleks\
Definition of SIMPLEX
2
: allowing telecommunication in only one direction <a simplex system>
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Origin of SIMPLEX
Latin simplic-, simplex — more at simple
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2simplex
noun
plural sim·plex·es
Definition of SIMPLEX
1
or plural sim·pli·ces \-plə-ˌsēz\ or sim·pli·cia \sim-ˈpli-sh(ē-)ə\ : a simple word
2
: a spatial configuration of n dimensions determined by n + 1 points in a space of dimension equal to or greater than n <a triangle together with its interior determined by its three vertices is a two-dimensional simplex in the plane or any space of higher dimension>
First Known Use of SIMPLEX
1892
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