complexity
noun
com·plex·i·ty
kəm-ˈplek-sə-tē 
käm-
plural complexities
1
: something complex
the complexities of the murder trial
2
: the quality or state of being complex
the complexity of the contract
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Examples of complexity in a Sentence
He was impressed by the complexity of the music.
The diagram illustrates the complexity of the cell's structure.
He doesn't grasp the complexity of the situation.
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The connection between Nafisi and Bahri is presented with complexity and without sentimentality, neither papering over political differences nor caricaturing Bahri as a generic revolutionary.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2025
Indeed, the piece is chock full of layers and complexity, smart composition and plain old good dancing — frustratingly good in its attention to detail.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
But one challenge doing it manually has to do with the underlying combinatorial complexity involved in freight bids.
—Edmund Zagorin, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
But the game is about more than algorithms, according to Marc Barthelemy, a physicist at the Paris-Saclay University in France, with layers of depth arising from the psychological complexity conferred by player strategies.
—Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2025
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2025
Indeed, the piece is chock full of layers and complexity, smart composition and plain old good dancing — frustratingly good in its attention to detail.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
But one challenge doing it manually has to do with the underlying combinatorial complexity involved in freight bids.
—Edmund Zagorin, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
But the game is about more than algorithms, according to Marc Barthelemy, a physicist at the Paris-Saclay University in France, with layers of depth arising from the psychological complexity conferred by player strategies.
—Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Complexity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complexity. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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complexity
noun
com·plex·i·ty
kəm-ˈplek-sət-ē
käm-
plural complexities
1
: something complex
the complexities of the English language
2
: the quality or state of being complex
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