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adjective
1.
simple; consisting of or characterized by a single element.
2.
pertaining to or noting a telecommunications system permitting communication in only one direction at a time.
noun
3.
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.
4.
an apartment having all the rooms on one floor.
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Simplex
is always a great word to know.
So is common divisor. Does it mean:
| a number that is a multiple of all the denominators of a set of fractions |
| a number that is a submultiple of all the numbers of a given set |
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| simplex (ˈsɪmplɛks) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | Compare duplex permitting the transmission of signals in only one direction in a radio circuit, etc |
| —n | |
| 2. | linguistics a simple not a compound word |
| 3. | 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 |
| [C16: from Latin: simple, literally: one-fold, from sim- one + plex, from plicāre to fold; compare | |
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Word Origin & History
simplex
"characterized by a single part," 1594, from L. simplex "single, simple," from PIE base *sem- "one, together" (cf. L. semper "always," lit. "once for all;" Skt. sam "together;" see same) + *plac- "-fold." The noun is attested from 1892.
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Computing Dictionary
simplex definition
1.
Opposite: duplex.
2.
(2001-07-21)
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