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complexity noun

  /kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/
  • (countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
 complexiteit, gecompliceerdheid, verwikkeling
  • (uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
 complexiteit, ingewikkeldheid

complex noun

  /kɑmˈplɛks/ , /kəmˈplɛks/ , /ˈkɑmplɛks/ , /ˈkɒm.plɛks/
  • A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
  • An assemblage of related things; a collection.
  • (informal, by extension) A vehement, often excessive psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.
  • (chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination complexes in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
 complex

complex adjective

  /kɑmˈplɛks/ , /kəmˈplɛks/ , /ˈkɑmplɛks/ , /ˈkɒm.plɛks/
  • (mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
  • (mathematics, analysis, of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
  • (mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
 complex
  • Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
 complex, ingewikkeld
computational complexity theory
complexiteitstheorie
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