complexity
[kuh m-plek-si-tee]
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Origin of complexity
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Related Words
intricacycomplicationramificationentanglementmultiplicityelaborationinvolvementconvolutionExamples from the Web for complexities
Contemporary Examples
He studied the complexities of the English language and the perplexities of religious faith.
That there is some truth in these beliefs on both sides adds to the complexities.
None of these issues are being discussed in American society with attention to their complexities.
Olson and Taylor-Johnson have alluded to some of the complexities in the Scarlet Witch/Quicksilver relationship.
The complexities within that religious order, renowned for its scholars and loyalty to the pope, make for a numbing leitmotif.
Historical Examples
Was there one among them with an idea of the future of Ireland, of the complexities of government?
Changing WindsSt. John G. Ervine
He would think in complexities unimaginable to an earlier mind.
The Education of Henry AdamsHenry Adams
Awareness of possibilities is more direct than that of complexities.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
The complexities of the subject are too great to permit of dogmatism.
The Settlement of Wage DisputesHerbert Feis
I began to suspect that life in Lattimore would not be without its complexities.
Aladdin & Co.Herbert Quick
complexity
- the state or quality of being intricate or complex
- something intricate or complex; complication
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Word Origin and History for complexities
complexity
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