单词 | simplex |
释义 | simplex /sim"pleks/, adj., n. pl. simplexes, simplices /-pleuh sees'/. adj. 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. n. 3. Math. 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. [1585-95; < L: having a single layer, lit., one-fold, equiv. to sim-, base meaning "one" (akin to similis SIMILAR, Gk hén (neut.) one, homós same (see HOMO-), E SAME) + -plex -PLEX] |
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