complexity

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  • Noun:
    the quality of being intricate and compounded

Word Origin

complexity (n.)
1721, "composite nature," from complex (adj.) + -ity. Meaning "intricacy" is from 1790. Meaning "a complex condition" is from 1794.

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1. Markets no longer reward instruments for complexity and opacity .
2. I 'm fascinated by the chemical complexity of semen .
3. The more complexity and layers that are involved , the more difficult it is to troubleshoot an application .
4. Such complexity has two important implications .
5. Why has complexity increased over time ?

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