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A simplex is a mathematical object, analogous a triangle.  Every simplex has a dimension, which is a nonnegative integer; an n-simplex means a simplex of dimension n.
A '''simplex''' is a mathematical object, analogous a [[triangle]].  Every simplex has a dimension, which is a nonnegative [[integer]]; an n-simplex means a simplex of dimension n.


# A 0-simplex is just a point.
# A 0-simplex is just a [[point]].
# A 1-simplex is an interval.
# A 1-simplex is an [[interval]].
# A 2-simplex is a triangle.
# A 2-simplex is a triangle.
# A 3-simplex is a tetrahedron.
# A 3-simplex is a [[tetrahedron]].
# The standard n-simplex is the set <math>\Delta_n</math> of points <math>x=(x_0,\dots,x_n)\in [0,1]^n</math> for which <math>\sum_ix_i=1</math>.
# The standard n-simplex is the set <math>\Delta_n</math> of points <math>x=(x_0,\dots,x_n)\in [0,1]^n</math> for which <math>\sum_ix_i=1</math>.


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Revision as of 21:57, 17 April 2007

A simplex is a mathematical object, analogous a triangle. Every simplex has a dimension, which is a nonnegative integer; an n-simplex means a simplex of dimension n.

  1. A 0-simplex is just a point.
  2. A 1-simplex is an interval.
  3. A 2-simplex is a triangle.
  4. A 3-simplex is a tetrahedron.
  5. The standard n-simplex is the set of points for which .