See Also: SIMPLEX(law)
simplex(dictionary)
ichthyosis simplex(medicine)
lobulus simplex(medicine)
lymphangioma simplex(medicine)
periodontitis simplex(medicine)
pneumothorax simplex(medicine)
prurigo simplex(medicine)
scarlatina simplex(medicine)
verruca simplex(medicine)

simplex (iou)



simplex adjective & noun. L16.
[Latin = single, var. of simplus SIMPLE adjective with 2nd elem. as in duplex, multiplex, etc.]
A. adjective.
Composed of or characterized by a single part or structure. L16.
Telecommunications & Computing. Designating a system, circuit, etc., along which signals can be sent in only one direction at a time. L19.
Genetics. Of a polyploid individual: having the dominant allele of a particular gene represented once. E20.
b. noun.
A word without an affix; a simple uncompounded word. L19.
Geometry. The figure, in any given number of dimensions, that is bounded by the least possible number of hyperplanes (e.g. the simplex in two dimensions is a triangle). E20.
Linguistics. = KERNEL noun1 6f. M20.
Comb.: simplex method Math. a method of maximizing a linear function of several variables under several constraints on other linear functions; simplex tableau: see TABLEAU 2b.