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# 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 $\Delta_n$ of points $x=(x_0,\dotsc,x_n)\in [0,1]^n$ for which $\sum_ix_i=1$.
# The standard n-simplex is the set <math>\Delta_n</math> of points <math>x=(x_0,\dotsc,x_n)\in [0,1]^n</math> for which <math>\sum_ix_i=1</math>.

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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.

  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 .