simplex
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin
Adjective [edit]
simplex (not comparable)
- Single, simple; not complex.
- (telecommunications) unidirectional
Translations [edit]
Noun [edit]
simplex (plural simplexes or simplices)
- (geometry, algebraic topology) An analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron: the convex hull of n+1 points in n-dimensional space.
- (linguistics) A simple word, one without affixes.
- 1978, Helga Harries-Delisle, Contrastive Emphasis and Cleft Sentences, in Universals of Human Language, edited by Joseph H. Greenberg, ISBN 0804709696, page 460:
- The only indication that 139. is a simplex is the sentence intonation and the absence of a break between the verb and the subject.
- 1978, Helga Harries-Delisle, Contrastive Emphasis and Cleft Sentences, in Universals of Human Language, edited by Joseph H. Greenberg, ISBN 0804709696, page 460:
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
an analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron
Latin [edit]
| simplex | duplex | |
| cardinal number : ūnus ordinal number : prīmus |
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Etymology [edit]
From the same root as semel + plicō (“I fold”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
simplex m, f, n, (genitive simplicis); third declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | M.F. | N. | MM.FF. | NN. | |
| nominative | simplex | simplex | simplicēs | simplicia | |
| genitive | simplicis | simplicis | simplicium | simplicium | |
| dative | simplicī | simplicī | simplicibus | simplicibus | |
| accusative | simplicem | simplex | simplicēs | simplicia | |
| ablative | simplicī | simplicī | simplicibus | simplicibus | |
| vocative | simplex | simplex | simplicēs | simplicia | |
- comparative: simplicior, superlative: simplicissimus
