From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcomplexitycom‧plex‧i‧ty /kəmˈpleksəti/ ●○○ AWL noun (plural complexities) 1 COMPLICATED[uncountable] the state of being complicatedcomplexity of There is increasing recognition of the complexity of the causes of poverty. a design of great complexity2 [countable usually plural]PROBLEM one of the many details or features of something that make it hard to understand or deal withcomplexity of The complexities of economics are clearly explained.
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complexity• But as James' tale develops, it assumes complexity.• The public mood seemed to be that more organizations mean more bureaucracy, complexity and expense.• Watson, I am accustomed to being baffled by complexity.• These are the questions pursued by complexity science.• First, Temple confronted the life of the real world in all its complexity.• This is a universal law of vivisystems: higher level complexities can not be inferred by lower-level existences.• How to choose the right model complexity is explained in these chapters.• The article attempts to explain the affair's legal and political complexities.• Now he was getting a lesson in the complexities of human relationships.• Many people struggle with the complexity of the tax forms. 