complexity

Noun

Meaning

The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.

That which is complex; intricacy; complication.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

difficulty sophistication complication intricacy perplexity subtlety complexness entanglement elaborateness complicacy intricateness convolutedness penumbra problem complex
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Antonyms

simplicity amendment definition advantage solution answer
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Hypernyms

quality

Hyponyms

complication elaboration intricacy involution tapestry trickiness

Related terms

complicate complexus

Phrases with the word

analyzing complexity morphological complexity reduce complexity arduous complexity byzantine complexity complexity of meaning

Derivatives

complexities

Examples

58: Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it. Alan Perlis

Controlling complexity is the essence of computer programming. Brian Kernighan

Human beings, viewed as behaving systems, are quite simple. The apparent complexity of our behavior over time is largely a reflection of the complexity of the environment in which we find ourselves. Herbert Simon

Expansion means complexity and complexity decay. C. Northcote Parkinson

Armageddon is not around the corner. This is only what the people of violence want us to believe. The complexity and diversity of the world is the hope for the future. Michael Palin

Nor does complexity deny the valid simplification which is part of the process of analysis, and even a method of achieving complex architecture itself. Robert Venturi

Close letter words and terms

complexioned complexionless complexiton complexity class complexity function complexity of meaning