DEFINITIONS

complexity

[ kuh m-plek-si-tee ]
/ kəmˈplɛk sɪ ti /
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noun, plural com·plex·i·ties for 2.

the state or quality of being complex; intricacy: the complexity of urban life.
something complex: the complexities of foreign policy.

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Words related to complexity

intricacy, complication, ramification, entanglement, multiplicity, elaboration, involvement, convolution

Words nearby complexity

complex wave, complexing agent, complexion, complexioned, complexionless, complexity, complexity theory, complexometric titration, complexometry, complexone, compliable

Origin of complexity

First recorded in 1715–25; complex + -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM complexity

in·ter·com·plex·i·ty, noun, plural in·ter·com·plex·i·ties.o·ver·com·plex·i·ty, nounsu·per·com·plex·i·ty, noun, plural su·per·com·plex·i·ties.
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British Dictionary definitions for complexity

complexity
/ (kəmˈplɛksɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state or quality of being intricate or complex
something intricate or complex; complication
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