complexity

The definition of a complexity is a difficulty, or a state of being confusing or complicated.

(noun)

  1. Solving the problem of the war on drugs is an example of an issue of great complexity.
  2. The troubles that you have with your adult siblings are an example of the complexity of family relations.

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See complexity in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the condition or quality of being complex
  2. pl. complexities anything complex or intricate; complication

See complexity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. com·plex·i·ties
  1. The quality or condition of being complex.
  2. Something complex: a maze of bureaucratic and legalistic complexities.

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