complex

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Synonyms: complet, comlex, compex

Antonyms: complet, comlex, compex

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Adjective

1. Made up of multiple parts; [[composite]]; not {{l|en|simple|id=taken by itself}}.
2. Not {{l|en|simple|id=easy}}, [[easy]], or [[straightforward]]; [[complicated]].
3. {{lb|en|mathematics|of a number}} Having the form ''a + bi'', where ''a'' and ''b'' are [[real number]]s and ''i'' is (by definition) the [[imaginary]] [[square root]] of −1.
4. {{lb|en|mathematics|analysis|of a function}} Whose [[range]] is a subset of the [[complex number]]s.
5. {{lb|en|mathematics|algebra}} Whose [[coefficient]]s are [[complex number]]s; defined over the [[field]] of complex numbers.
6. {{lb|en|geometry}} A [[curve]], [[polygon]] or other [[figure]] that [[cross]]es or [[intersect]]s itself.

Noun

1. A [[network]] of [[interconnected]] [[system]]s.
2. A [[collection]] of [[building]]s with a common [[purpose]], such as a [[university]] or [[military]] base.
3. An assemblage of related things; a collection.
4. {{senseid|en|psychology}} {{lb|en|psychology}} A group of [[emotionally]] charged [[idea]]s or [[mental]] factors, [[unconsciously]] associated by the [[individual]] with a particular [[subject]], arising from repressed [[instinct]]s, [[fear]]s, or [[desire]]s and often resulting in mental [[abnormality]].
5. {{lb|en|chemistry}} A structure consisting of a central [[atom]] or [[molecule]] weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example [[coordination compound]]s in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
6. {{lb|en|math}} A [[complex number]].
7. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A [[multimorphemic]] word, one with several parts, one with affixes.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|chemistry|intransitive}} To form a complex with another substance.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[complicate]].

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