Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
2. Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
3. (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.
4. (mathematics, mathematical analysis, of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
5. (mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
6. (geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
7. A network of interconnected systems.
8. A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.

Example Sentences

a complex being; a complex idea

The human body is a complex system made up of many layers.

Ideas thus made up of several simple ones put together, I call complex; such as beauty, gratitude, a man, an army, the universe.

If, when the actual motions of the heavens are calculated in the best possible way, the process is complex and difficult, and if we are discontented at this, nature, and not the astronomer, must be the object of our displeasure.

complex number

function of a complex variable

complex function

complex polynomial

Word Forms

• more complex
• complexer
• most complex
• complexest
• complexes
• complices
• complexing
• complexed

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Use complex when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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