The difference between Duplex and Simplex

When used as nouns, duplex means a house made up of two dwelling units, whereas simplex means an analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron: the convex hull of n+1 points in n-dimensional space.

When used as adjectives, duplex means double, made up of two parts, whereas simplex means single, simple.


Duplex is also verb with the meaning: to make duplex.

check bellow for the other definitions of Duplex and Simplex

  1. Duplex as an adjective:

    Double, made up of two parts.

  2. Duplex as an adjective (telecommunications):

    Bidirectional .

    Examples:

    "duplex telegraphy"

  1. Duplex as a noun (US):

    A house made up of two dwelling units.

  2. Duplex as a noun ([[philately]]):

    A cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.

  3. Duplex as a noun (juggling):

    A throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.

  4. Duplex as a noun (biochemistry):

    A double-stranded polynucleotide.

  5. Duplex as a noun (geology):

    A system of multiple thrust faults bounded above and below by a roof thrust and floor thrust.

  1. Duplex as a verb:

    To make duplex.

  2. Duplex as a verb:

    To make into a duplex.

  3. Duplex as a verb:

    To make a series of duplex throws.

  1. Simplex as an adjective:

    Single, simple; not complex.

  2. Simplex as an adjective (telecommunications):

    unidirectional

  1. Simplex as a noun (geometry, algebraic, _, topology):

    An analogue in any dimension of the triangle or tetrahedron: the convex hull of n+1 points in n-dimensional space.

  2. Simplex as a noun (linguistics):

    A simple word, one without affixes.

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