Simple or SIMPLE may refer to: *

Simplicity Simplicity is the state or quality of being simple. Something easy to understand or explain seems simple, in contrast to something complicated. Alternatively, as Herbert A. Simon suggests, something is simple or complex depending on the way we ...

, the state or quality of being simple

Arts and entertainment

* ''Simple'' (album), by Andy Yorke, 2008, and its title track * "Simple" (Florida Georgia Line song), 2018 * "Simple", a song by Johnny Mathis from the 1984 album '' A Special Part of Me'' * "Simple", a song by Collective Soul from the 1995 album ''

Collective Soul Collective Soul is an American rock band originally from Stockbridge, Georgia. Now based in Atlanta, the group consists of lead vocalist Ed Roland, rhythm guitarist Dean Roland, bassist Will Turpin, drummer Johnny Rabb, and lead guitarist J ...

'' * "Simple", a song by Katy Perry from the 2005 soundtrack to ''

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'' is a series of five bestselling young adult novels by Ann Brashares: '' The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2001),'' ''The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (2003),'' '' Girls in Pants'' (2005), '' Fore ...

'' * "Simple", a song by Khalil from the 2017 album ''

Prove It All ''Prove It All'' is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Khalil. It was released on August 4, 2017, through the record label Empire. Background HipHopDX ''HipHopDX'' is an online magazine of hip hop music criticism and news. The ...

'' * "Simple", a song by Kreesha Turner from the 2008 album '' Passion'' * "Simple", a song by Ty Dolla Sign from the 2017 album '' Beach House 3'' deluxe version * ''Simple'' (video game series), budget-priced console games

Businesses and organisations

* Simple (bank), an American direct bank *

SIMPLE Group SIMPLE Group Limited is a conglomeration of separately run companies that each has its core area in International Consulting. The core business areas are Legal Services, Fiduciary Activities, Banking Intermediation and Corporate Service. The d ...

, a consulting conglomeration based in Gibraltar * Simple Shoes, an American footwear brand * Simple Skincare, a British brand of soap and skincare products

People

* Simple Kapadia (1958–2009), Indian Bollywood actress and costume designer * Simple Kaur, Indian weightlifter * Peter Simple (columnist), pseudonym of Michael Wharton, ''Daily Telegraph'' columnist * Simple E (Erica Williams), singer-songwriter * Simple Kid (Ciaran McFeely), Irish-born musical artist * s1mple (Oleksandr Kostyliev), professional video games player * List of people known as "the Simple"

Places

Simplé Simplé () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and te ...

, France *

Fort Simple Fort Simple was an American fort built in Topeka, Kansas, as a result of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's Missouri Raid in the late summer and fall of 1864 (see Price's Raid). Topeka had become the permanent capital of the State of Kansas in 1861, but n ...

, in Topeka, Kansas, U.S.

Science, and technology and mathematics

Simple (abstract algebra) In mathematics, the term simple is used to describe an algebraic structure which in some sense cannot be divided by a smaller structure of the same type. Put another way, an algebraic structure is simple if the kernel of every homomorphism is eithe ...

, an algebraic structure which cannot be divided * Simple (botany), a leaf with only a single vein * SIMPLE (dark matter experiment) *

SIMPLE (instant messaging protocol) SIMPLE, the Session Initiation Protocol for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions, is an instant messaging (IM) and presence protocol suite based on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) managed by the Internet Engineering Task Force.< ...

SIMPLE (military communications protocol) {{About, the military communication protocol, the instant messaging protocol, SIMPLE (disambiguation){{!SIMPLE The Standard Interface for Multiple Platform Link Evaluation (SIMPLE) is a military communications protocol defined in NATO's Standardi ...

, defined by NATO *

Simple (pharmacology) A herbal is a book containing the names and descriptions of plants, usually with information on their medicinal, tonic, culinary, toxic, hallucinatory, aromatic, or magical powers, and the legends associated with them.Arber, p. 14. A herbal m ...

, a herbal remedy * SIMPLE algorithm, in computational fluid dynamics *

Simple machine A simple machine is a mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force. In general, they can be defined as the simplest mechanisms that use mechanical advantage (also called leverage) to multiply force. Usually the term ref ...

, a mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force *

Simple polygon In geometry, a simple polygon is a polygon that does not intersect itself and has no holes. That is, it is a flat shape consisting of straight, non-intersecting line segments or "sides" that are joined pairwise to form a single closed path. If ...

, one whose boundary does not intersect itself * SiMPLE, a computer programming development system * SIMPLE, a 4GL environment for the

Prime Computer Prime Computer, Inc. was a Natick, Massachusetts-based producer of minicomputers from 1972 until 1992. With the advent of PCs and the decline of the minicomputer industry, Prime was forced out of the market in the early 1990s, and by the end of ...

, when running INFORMATION

Other uses

Simple (philosophy) In contemporary mereology, a simple is any thing that has no proper parts. Sometimes the term "atom" is used, although in recent years the term "simple" has become the standard. Simples are to be contrasted with atomless gunk (where something i ...

, a thing that has no proper parts *

Simple aspect This article describes the uses of various verb forms in modern standard English language. This includes: * Finite verb forms such as ''go'', ''goes'' and ''went'' * Nonfinite forms such as ''(to) go'', ''going'' and ''gone'' * Combinations of s ...

or simple tenses, verb forms in English *

SIMPLE IRA A Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees Individual Retirement Account, commonly known by the abbreviation "SIMPLE IRA", is a type of tax-deferred employer-provided retirement plan in the United States that allows employees to set aside money ...