complexity

[ kuhm-plek-si-tee ]
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noun,plural com·plex·i·ties for 2.
  1. the state or quality of being complex; intricacy: the complexity of urban life.

  2. something complex: the complexities of foreign policy.

Origin of complexity

1
First recorded in 1715–25; complex + -ity

Other words from complexity

  • in·ter·com·plex·i·ty, noun, plural in·ter·com·plex·i·ties.
  • o·ver·com·plex·i·ty, noun
  • su·per·com·plex·i·ty, noun, plural su·per·com·plex·i·ties.

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British Dictionary definitions for complexity

complexity

/ (kəmˈplɛksɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the state or quality of being intricate or complex

  2. something intricate or complex; complication

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