Definition:Simplex/Linguistic Note
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Linguistic Note on Simplex
The plural of simplex has one of two possible forms:
- simplexes, pronounced sim-plex-iz
- simplices, pronounced sim-pli-seez
Either can be found on $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$, depending on where the material was sourced from.
Compare the plural forms of vertex: vertices and index: indices.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): combinatorial topology
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): combinatorial topology