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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The complexity of the situation lies here: The invisible yet palpable alchemy of two souls dancing with each other through life in harmony is just that — a dance.
From Los Angeles Times
"We found an unexpected chemical complexity, with abundances far higher than predicted by current theoretical models," explains lead author Dr. Ismael García Bernete formerly of Oxford University and now a researcher at CAB.
From Science Daily
That sort of disdain is still present in the industry -- no-alcohol wines still struggle to match their alcoholic equivalents for complexity and taste -- but attitudes are changing fast.
From Barron's
Chief Justice John W. Kittredge opened the hearing, which would allow each side roughly twice the regularly allotted time given the complexity of the case.
Add to that complexities of water that confound searching, especially near the Arctic.
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