What is the meaning of Simple?

Uncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.

Easy; not difficult.

Without ornamentation; plain.

Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.

Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.

Trivial; insignificant.

Feeble-minded; foolish.

Structurally uncomplicated.

Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded.

Being non-trivial, and admitting no proper non-trivial quotients.

  1. Being non-trivial, and having no proper non-trivial normal subgroups (equivalently, no proper non-trivial quotient groups).
  2. Being non-trivial, and having no proper non-trivial submodules (equivalently, no proper non-trivial quotient modules).
  3. Being non-zero, and having no proper non-zero two-sided ideals (equivalently, no proper non-trivial quotient rings). For commutative rings, this definition coincides with that of a field.
  4. Containing more than one element, and such that the only congruences on the structure are the diagonal relation (the equivalence relation ) and the universal relation (the equivalence relation such that for all ). Equivalently, containing more than one element and having no proper non-trivial quotient algebras.
  5. Being non-isomorphic to the terminal object, and such that its only quotient objects (up to isomorphism) are the terminal object and itself.

Being non-trivial, and having no proper non-trivial normal subgroups (equivalently, no proper non-trivial quotient groups).

Being non-trivial, and having no proper non-trivial submodules (equivalently, no proper non-trivial quotient modules).

Being non-zero, and having no proper non-zero two-sided ideals (equivalently, no proper non-trivial quotient rings). For commutative rings, this definition coincides with that of a field.

Containing more than one element, and such that the only congruences on the structure are the diagonal relation (the equivalence relation ) and the universal relation (the equivalence relation such that for all ). Equivalently, containing more than one element and having no proper non-trivial quotient algebras.

Being non-isomorphic to the terminal object, and such that its only quotient objects (up to isomorphism) are the terminal object and itself.

Being non-abelian and having no proper non-zero ideals. (Note that this is non-equivalent to the usual algebra sense; in particular, the abelian Lie algebra of dimension 1 over any given field is non-trivial and has no proper non-zero ideals, but is by convention not considered simple.)

Equal to a finite linear combination of indicator functions on measurable sets.

Not compound, but possibly lobed.

Using steam only once in its cylinders, in contrast to a compound engine, where steam is used more than once in high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.

Consisting of a single individual or zooid; not compound.

Homogenous.

Mere; not other than; being only.

A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.

A physician.

A simple or atomic proposition.

Something not mixed or compounded.

A drawloom.

Part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.

A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.

To gather simples, i.e. medicinal herbs.

simple (uncomplicated)

simple, plain

unadorned

easy

simple

Alternative form of symple

Alternative form of symple

definite singular of simpel

plural of simpel

definite singular of simpel

plural of simpel

innocent

mere; simple

honest; without pretense

peasant, pauper (attributive)

simple (uncomplicated)

single (not divided into parts)

simply

single

simple, straightforward, easy

simple, plain, unsophisticated

synthetic; non analytic

simple, uncompounded

one-way

mere

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single

simple

inflection of simpel:

  1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
  2. strong nominative/accusative plural
  3. weak nominative all-gender singular
  4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular

strong nominative/accusative plural

weak nominative all-gender singular

weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

vocative masculine singular of simplus

feminine/neuter plural nominative/accusative of simplu

simple (uncomplicated)

mere, ordinary

simple, single (not divided into parts)

simple-minded, stupid

insipid, flavorless

simple

simpleton, fool

simple

definite natural masculine singular of simpel

simple; easy to do

common; ordinary

easy to understand

simple; plain

simple

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