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SIMPLEX
simplex
(adjective) allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time; “simplex system”
simplex
(adjective) having only one part or element; “a simplex word has no affixes and is not part of a compound--like ‘boy’ compared with ‘boyish’ or ‘house’ compared with ‘houseboat’”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
simplex (not comparable)
Single, simple; not complex.
(telecommunications) unidirectional
Antonyms
• (simple): complex
• (unidirectional): duplex (bidirectional)
Coordinate terms
(unidirectional)
• half-duplex
• semiduplex
• full duplex
Noun
simplex (plural simplexes or simplices)
(geometry, algebraic topology) An analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron: the convex hull of n+1 points in n-dimensional space.
(linguistics) A simple word, one without affixes.
Source: Wiktionary
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GRIP
(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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