complexity
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complexity
- /kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/
Where it comes from
From complex + -ity. Partially displaced native English manifoldness.
noun complexities
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The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
Similar: complicacy · Opposite: simplicity
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That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
The battle was like the grinding of an immense and terrible machine to him. Its complexities and powers, its grim processes, fascinated him.
Similar: complicacy
- The smallest number of ones that can be used to represent a given integer, using no other digits and any number of additions, multiplications, and parentheses. The complexity of an integer is always within a constant factor of its logarithm.
Similar: complexity, complexness, complicacy, complicate, complicatedness, complication, complicity, intricacy, involution, sophistication · Opposite: incomplexity, simplicity, uncomplexity
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: complexness, complication, intricacy, complex, difficulty, sensitivity, depth, hassle, sophistication, compound, plex, complexion, complexes, elaborateness, convolution, entanglement
noun
Similar: complexity, complexness, complicacy, complicate, complicatedness, complication, complicity, intricacy, involution, sophistication · Opposite: incomplexity, simplicity, uncomplexity
Translations
Every language
noun the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement
| Español | complejidad |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 複雑さ fukuzatsusa |
| 中文 | 複雜性 /复杂性 fùzáxìng |
| Português | complexidade |
| Français | complexité |
| Deutsch | Kompliziertheit, Komplexität |
| Italiano | complessità |
| Ελληνικά | περιπλοκότητα periplokótita |
| Română | complexitate |
| Русский | сло́жность slóžnostʹ |
| العربية | تَعْقِيد taʕqīd |
| עברית | מורכבות murkavut |
noun that which is complex; intricacy; complication
| Español | complejidad |
|---|---|
| Português | complexidade |
| Français | complexité |
| Deutsch | Komplexität, Schwierigkeit, Komplikation |
| Italiano | complessità |
| Ελληνικά | περιπλοκή periplokí |
| Română | complexitate |
| Русский | сло́жность slóžnostʹ |
Talk about this word "complexity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/complexity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. complexity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/complexity "complexity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/complexity.Cite this
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title = {complexity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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