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| sim·plex [ sím plèks ] |
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1. simple: containing, using, or designed for a single element or component
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2. telecommunications allowing transmission in one direction: allowing transmission of signals or communication in only one direction at a time
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noun (plural sim·plex·es) |
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1. U.S. apartment on one floor: an apartment with all rooms on one floor
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2. linguistics root form of word: a word in its base form, without any inflections, prefixes, or suffixes, and not formed by putting two distinct words together. The words "book" and "mark" are simplexes, whereas "bookmark," "books," "marked," and "remark" are not.
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3. mathematics geometric figure or element: a geometric element in a Euclidean space that exhibits the minimum number of dimensions of the space, e.g. a line in one-dimensional space or a triangle in two-dimensional space
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin (see simplicity)] |
