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Definition of Complexity

1. Noun. The quality of being intricate and compounded. "He enjoyed the complexity of modern computers"

Definition of Complexity

1. n. The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.

Definition of Complexity

1. Noun. The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement. ¹

2. Noun. That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Complexity

1. [n -TIES]

Medical Definition of Complexity

1. The number of different sequences of base-pairs in a particular genome. (05 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Complexity

Literary usage of Complexity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. General Explanation of Tax Legislation Enacted in 1998 (1998)
"D. Tax Law Complexity Analysis (sees. 4021-4022 of the Act) Present Law Present law does not require a formal complexity analysis with respect to changes to ..."

2. Toward a Sustainable Energy Future by International Energy Agency (2001)
"Mastering Complexity: the Importance of Research, Learning and Informed Decision-making • Uncertainty and Complexity The need for risk management is the ..."

3. The Essentials of æsthetics in Music, Poetry, Painting, Sculpture and by George Lansing Raymond (1921)
"... or Emotions—To Both these Sources Combined—Examples—Complexity of Effect Characteristic of Beauty—In Sounds—In Lines and Colours—Besides Complexity, ..."

4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1894)
"The Complexity and the Dissociation of the Molecules of Liquids. ... Since the publication of a research on the molecular complexity of liquids by Ramsay ..."

5. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1895)
"He identifies complexity and instability and is satisfied that ... To the complexity of protoplasm is due its motility which is that property which makes it ..."

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