Meaning

6 senses
  1. Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.

    a complex being; a complex idea

    The human body is a complex system made up of many layers.

  2. Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.

    kompliziert, kompliziert

    сло́жныйslóžnyj, составно́йsostavnój, сло́жныйslóžnyj

    складни́йskladnýj, складни́йskladnýj

  3. Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.

    complex number

    function of a complex variable

  4. Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.

    complex function

  5. Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.

    complex polynomial

    complex algebraic variety

  6. A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.

More definitions
  • complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
  • difficult to analyze or understand

Examples

395 sentences
  1. This is a very complex issue.

    Це дуже складна проблема.

    ruЭто очень сложный вопрос.

    deDas ist eine sehr komplexe Angelegenheit.

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  2. This story is too complex for children.

    Ця історія заскладна для дітей.

    ruЭта история слишком сложная для детей.

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  3. Tom lives in the same housing complex as Mary.

    Том живе у тому ж житловому комплексі, що й Мері.

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  4. Tom lives in the same housing complex as Mary does.

    Том живе у тому ж житловому комплексі, що й Мері.

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  5. How complex is it?

    Наскільки це складно?

    ruНасколько это сложно?

    deWie kompliziert ist es?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
in mathematics:
intricate:
Русский
By meaning 3
in mathematics:
intricate:
not simple or straightforward:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
in mathematics:
intricate:

Origin

From French complexe, from Latin complexus, past participle of complector (“to entwine, en

From French complexe, from Latin complexus, past participle of complector (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectō (“to weave, braid”). May be analyzed as com- + -plex. See complect. Doublet of complexus.

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