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complexity

American  
[kuhm-plek-si-tee] / kəmˈplɛk sɪ ti /

noun

plural

complexities

  1. the state or quality of being complex; intricacy.

    the complexity of urban life.

  2. something complex.

    the complexities of foreign policy.
complexity British  
/ kəmˈplɛksɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being intricate or complex

  2. something intricate or complex; complication

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Other Word Forms

  • intercomplexity noun
  • overcomplexity noun
  • supercomplexity noun

Etymology

Origin of complexity

First recorded in 1715–25; complex + -ity

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