Simplex

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  • adjective. Consisting of or marked by only one part or element.
  • adjective. Of or relating to a telecommunications system in which only one message can be sent in either direction at one time.
  • noun. A Euclidean geometric spatial element having the minimum number of boundary points, such as a line segment in one-dimensional space, a triangle in two-dimensional space, or a tetrahedron in three-dimensional space.
  • noun. A word that has no affixes and is not part of a compound; a simple word.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Simple; single: applied to telegraphy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Single, simple; not complex.
  • adjective. unidirectional
  • noun. An analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron: the convex hull of n+1 points in n-dimensional space.
  • noun. A simple word, one without affixes.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. having only one part or element
  • adjective. allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time
  • Word Usage
    "The vegetation is a short sparse wiry grassland dominated by Loudetia simplex, which is used as a fine thatching grass, and Monocymbium ceresiiforme."
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