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hypersimplex

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-sim-plex
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of convex polytope that generalizes the simplex, defined as the convex hull of a d-dimensional vector whose coefficients consist of k ones and d−k zeros.

Etymology

From hyper- + simplex.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hypersimplexes (plural) hypersimplices (plural)

Questions

What does hypersimplex mean?
A kind of convex polytope that generalizes the simplex, defined as the convex hull of a d-dimensional vector whose coefficients consist of k ones and d−k zeros.
Where does hypersimplex come from?
From hyper- + simplex.

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