##  [Simplex](/simplex) 

  ##  [Simplex](https://puremath.quantumdictionary.io/simplex-0) 

  

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Definition

The convex hull of a finite set of affinely independent points; an n-simplex is the convex hull of n+1 affinely independent points and is the simplest possible n-dimensional polytope.