simplex
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- /ˈsɪmplɛks/
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simplex
- A round-robin procedure was then conducted in which each preferred response from the simplex was compared with every other preferred response.
- herpes simplex
- simplex virus
- simplex infection
In topology, whatever it is, you just make it into triangles or simplexes.
- In topology, whatever it is, you just make it into triangles or simplexes.
Examples
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OK, that would be a necessary step to show that simplex could hope to take less than an exponential time.
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And the answer is we will get the simplex or the five cell.
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Well, as I say more about how simplex works, we'll see exactly what the stopping condition is.
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OK, so you're saying it's like a sum over like simplices, like a simplex?
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I think of it as a kind of economic/sociological simplex method optimizing for profit.
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So that's how the set of edges of four dimensional simplex will look like if I draw it in this piece of paper.
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In the current study, a stepwise approach specifies a series of models reflecting the (a) autoregressive/simplex, (b) latent growth curve, and (c) ALT models.
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We have tried various mathematical methods—gradient search, simulated annealing, downhill simplex—commonly used by scientists to fit models to data.
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The single-stage simplex and duplex tank-mounted units range from 3 to 10 horsepower, while two-stage simplex and duplex tank-mounted units are 5 hp.
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In geometry class, we learned that a triangle is a common example of a simplex in two dimensions.
Compounds
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A way to find the best solution of linear programming problems by checking corner points
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A large dark insect without wings like a cricket that lives in dry western United States
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A tree that loses its leaves each year with maple-like leaves, long strings of yellow-green flowers, and leaflike pods
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A virus that causes herpes in the genital area and spreads during sex
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A serious brain infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 that makes the brain swell and causes seizures
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An infection that causes small painful blisters on the skin or in the mouth
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A soft red birthmark made by extra blood vessels just under the skin
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A machine that twists and thins fibers to make roving before spinning
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A way to find the best solution for problems with many rules by moving between allowed choices
Surface Forms
Etymology
Simplex comes from Latin and means 'single' or 'one fold', from parts sim- ('one') and -plex ('fold'). So in math a simplex is the simplest shape in each dimension, for example a point, a line segment, a triangle, or a tetrahedron.