| Main Entry: |
complex |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
composite, aggregate |
Synonyms: |
association,
compound,
conglomerate, ecosystem, entanglement,
group,
network,
organization,
scheme,
structure, syndrome,
synthesis,
system, totality
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| Notes: |
something complex may be well-organized and logically constructed as well as subtle and intricate, while a thing that is complicated will have something irregular, perverse, asymmetrical in addition to fundamental intricacy; complex is more formal and technical (a problem in mathematics is complex) while something like personal life can be complicated |
