Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.

    Kompliziertheit, Komplexität

    сло́жностьslóžnostʹ

  2. (countable)That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.

    Komplexität, Schwierigkeit, Komplikation

    сло́жностьslóžnostʹ

More definitions
  • the quality of being intricate and compounded

Examples

34 sentences
  1. HTTP 2 just adds a new layer of complexity without solving any real-world problems.

    HTTP 2 тільки додає новий рівень складності, не вирішуючи ніяких справді важливих проблем. — User55521 · CC BY 2.0 FR

    ruHTTP 2 только добавляет новый уровень сложности, не решая никаких действительно важных проблем. — User55521 · CC BY 2.0 FR

  2. They look for meaning in complexity.

  3. He's contemplating the complexity of contemporary life.

  4. He dwelt on the complexities of modern life.

    deEr dachte über die Komplexität des modernen Lebens nach. — jast

  5. We have to try to reduce its complexity.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement:
that which is complex; intricacy; complication:

Origin

From complex + -ity. Partially displaced native English manifoldness.

From complex + -ity. Partially displaced native English manifoldness.

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