simplex

See also: Simplex

English

Etymology

From Latin simplex.

Adjective

simplex (not comparable)

  1. Single, simple; not complex.
  2. (telecommunications) unidirectional

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Noun

simplex (plural simplexes or simplices)

  1. (geometry, algebraic topology) An analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron: the convex hull of n+1 points in n-dimensional space.
  2. (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, 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.

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See also

Latin
Latin multipliers
simplex duplex
cardinal number : ūnus

ordinal number : prīmus
adverbial number : semel
distributive number : singulī

Etymology

From the same root as semel + plicō (“I fold”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsim.pleks/, [ˈsɪm.pɫɛks]

Adjective

simplex (genitive simplicis, comparative simplicior, superlative simplicissimus, adverb simpliciter); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. single
  2. simple, plain, uncompounded
  3. pure, unmixed
  4. frank, open, without guile

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative simplex simplicēs simplicia
Genitive simplicis simplicium
Dative simplicī simplicibus
Accusative simplicem simplex simplicēs simplicia
Ablative simplicī simplicibus
Vocative simplex simplicēs simplicia

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