noun
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the state or quality of being intricate or complex
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something intricate or complex; complication
Other Word Forms
- intercomplexity noun
- overcomplexity noun
- supercomplexity noun
Etymology
Origin of complexity
Example Sentences
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“These actions are designed to reduce complexity, improve flexibility, and build a more responsive, resilient, responsible, and efficient operation,” Nike said.
This project has more complexities than others around the country, Rock and Pratt said.
From Los Angeles Times
Those types of investors have larger portfolios, can take on more complexity and illiquidity, and, crucially, they have advisors helping them.
From Barron's
Ro, as Mr. Reitano puts it, “abstracts away the complexity for the patient.”
The Aztecs’ system of rites, Mr. Sheehan observes, constituted “an active culture of sacrifice on a scale and complexity to rival that of Greece and Rome.”
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