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complexity

/kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/noun4 syllables

Complexity means: the quality of being intricate and compounded.

Synonyms for complexity9

noun, as in the quality of being intricate and compounded

complexness

also used for complexity

complicacy, complicate, complicatedness, complication, complicity, intricacy, involution, sophistication

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Opposites of complexity

What does complexity mean?1

noun

1

the quality of being intricate and compounded“he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Complexity in a sentence

  • Complexity is often a device for claiming sophistication, or for evading simple truths.Hybrid
  • Given the complexity of the problem, you will need more time to solve it.Swalis
  • Russian literature is world-renowned for its depth, complexity, and beauty.Amastan
  • The greater the complexity of a system, the greater the risk of error.sundown
  • Emotions often elude scientific explanation, revealing their complexity.Nuel
  • It cannot plausibly be argued that behaviour of such complexity derives entirely from instinct.orcrist
  • We have to try to reduce its complexity.marcelostockle
  • This adds a new dimension of complexity to the problem.marcelostockle

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Forms of complexity

as a noun

plural
complexities