simplexity

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English

Etymology

From simplex +‎ -ity.

Noun

simplexity (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) disorder
    • 1998, R. F. T. Stepto, Rosemarie Szostak, Molecular Sieves: Principles of their formation, structure and properties:
      Simplexity, according to Goldsmith, is defined as "synonymous with disorder, or structural simplicity or high entropy.
  2. (mathematics) The number of simplexes into which a structure can be divided
  3. The tendency of a simple system to generate complex forms
  4. The act of establishing a simple interface for something that is complex.