Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The quality or condition of being complex.
- noun Something complex.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality or state of being complex or composed of interconnected parts.
- noun Intricacy; entanglement.
- noun Anything complex or intricate.
- noun Synonyms Complication, Complexity, etc. See
complication .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
- noun That which is complex; intricacy; complication.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The state of being
complex ;intricacy ;entanglement . - noun countable That which is and renders complex; intricacy;
complication .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being intricate and compounded
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Examples
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\ "But reducing visual complexity to make things pleasing to the eye by hiding critical information, \" from knowledgeable stakeholders, will certainly increase composition and or \ "structural complexity\", and make it difficult for stakeholders to grasp full understanding.
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Brain complexity is imposing as well; making broad conclusions linking thought to specific physical causes problematic.
An Argument from Realism Against Naturalism about Human Beings 2008
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Every class starts with 100 gold to equip themselves, a welcome reduction in complexity from the class-based random roll that still persisted in 3e.
4e PHB Readthrough – Chapter 7: Equipment « Geek Related 2008
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Of course, we should not confuse, the term complexity as used in science with the term as used by Intelligent Design.
Vacuity of Intelligent Design: Intelligent Design and Alchemy - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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This complexity is also why its costs are spiraling out of control.
Matthew Yglesias » Mark Bowden, Atlantic, Shilling for the F-22 2009
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Adding to the complexity is a new alliance between China and Iran, a secret one between China and the Taliban, the attempted defection of a North Korean spy to the West and the usual moles on each side.
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A sign of this complexity is the amazing proliferation of books of biography, criticism, and commentary devoted to the task of understanding and categorizing him.
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Adding to this complexity is the human trait of resistance to change.
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Stranger than this complexity is the continuity of individual forms.
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Millions of retirees are taking the wrong benefits at the wrong time because they can't make sense of a system that redefines the word complexity.
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