Should the empty set be considered a simplex in a simplicial complex? Which justifications exist for the answer?
I guess it is somewhat comparable to $1$ not being a prime number.
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Empty set in a simplicial complex
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This is a useful construction in homotopy theory and is probably easiest explained as the augmented simplex category.