complexity
[ kuh m-plek-si-tee ]
/ kəmˈplɛk sɪ ti /
noun, plural com·plex·i·ties for 2.
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complexity
/ (kəmˈplɛksɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
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
1721, "composite nature," from complex (adj.) + -ity. Meaning "intricacy" is from 1790. Meaning "a complex condition" is from 1794.
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