You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
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; âsimplex systemâ
simplex
(adjective) having only one part or element; âa simplex word has no affixes and is not part of a compound--like âboyâ compared with âboyishâ or âhouseâ compared with âhouseboatââ
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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TERNARY
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; âa ternary operationâ; âa treble row of red beadsâ; âovercrowding made triple sessions necessaryâ; âtriple time has three beats per measureâ; âtriplex windowsâ
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