noun
- plural of simplex; the simplest geometric figures in various dimensions (points, line segments, triangles, tetrahedra, etc.)
Usage: mathematics; geometry
Examples
- The mathematician studied various simplices in higher-dimensional spaces.
- A triangle is a 2-simplex, while a tetrahedron is a 3-simplex.
- The complex was constructed from a collection of simplices.
- Students learned to identify different types of simplices in their geometry class.
- The algorithm processes simplices to create mesh structures.
- Simplices form the building blocks of simplicial complexes.