See Also: Tacit(money)
tacit(dictionary)
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TACIT LAW(law)
TACIT(law)

simplex (iou) and tacit (oh)


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.

tacit (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: tacite, from Latin tacitus, from tacere 'to be silent']
tacit agreement, approval, support etc is given without anything actually being said
::a tacit agreement between the three big companies
-- tacitly adv