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complex

noun

Meaning

  • A network of interconnected systems.

  • A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.

  • An assemblage of related things; a collection.

  • An abnormal mental condition caused by repressed emotions.

  • (by extension) A vehement, often excessive psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.

    "Jim has a real complex about working for a woman boss."

  • A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules.

  • A complex number.

verb

Meaning

  • To form a complex with another substance

  • To complicate.

adjective

Meaning

  • Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.

  • Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.

  • (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.

  • (of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.

  • Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.

  • A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.

Synonyms

complicated,
detailed,
difficult,
hard,
intricate,
involved,
tough