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complexity
noun com·plex·i·ty \kəm-ˈplek-sə-tē, käm-\
: the quality or state of not being simple : the quality or state of being complex
: a part of something that is complicated or hard to understand
plural com·plex·i·ties
Full Definition of COMPLEXITY
1
: something complex
2
: the quality or state of being complex
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First Known Use of COMPLEXITY
1661
Related to COMPLEXITY
- Synonyms
- complexness, complicacy, complicatedness, complication, elaborateness, intricacy, intricateness, involution, knottiness, sophistication
- Antonyms
- plainness, simpleness, simplicity
Rhymes with COMPLEXITY
COMPLEXITY Defined for Kids
complexity
noun com·plex·i·ty \kəm-ˈplek-sə-tē\
plural com·plex·i·ties
Definition of COMPLEXITY for Kids
1
: the quality or condition of being difficult to understand or of lacking simplicity <the complexity of a problem>
2
: something difficult to understand or lacking simplicity <the complexities of business>
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