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complex

adj
/ˈkɒmplɛks/UK/kɑmˈplɛks/US/ˈkɑmˌplɛks/US

Etymology

From French complexe, from Latin complexus, past participle of complector (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectō (“to weave, braid”). May be analyzed as com- + -plex. See complect. Doublet of complexus.

  1. derived from complexus
  2. borrowed from complexe

Definitions

  1. Made up of multiple parts

    Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.

    • 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.

  2. Not simple, easy, or straightforward

    Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.

    • 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.

  3. Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the…

    Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.

    • complex number
    • function of a complex variable
  4. ›+ 12 more definitions

    1. Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.

      • complex function

    2. Whose coefficients are complex numbers

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

      • complex polynomial
      • complex algebraic variety

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

    4. A network of interconnected systems.

      • military–industrial complex

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

      • A man at the complex said he had seen the often heavily made-up girls coming and going in luxury vehicles.

    6. An assemblage of related things

      An assemblage of related things; a collection.

      • This parable of the wedding supper comprehends in it the whole complex of all the blessings and privileges exhibited by the gospel.

    7. A group of emotionally charged ideas or mental factors, unconsciously associated by the…

      A group of emotionally charged ideas or mental factors, unconsciously associated by the individual with a particular subject, arising from repressed instincts, fears, or desires and often resulting in mental abnormality.

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

    8. A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding…

      A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination compounds in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.

    9. A complex number.

      • The interesting aspect here is that U₃ is irreducible, even though all irreps over the complexes are one-dimensional because ℤ₄ is abelian.

    10. A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.

    11. To form a complex with another substance.

    12. To complicate.

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Derived

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at complex. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at complex. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at complex

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA