Complexity
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'''Complexity''' in general usage is the opposite of [[simplicity]]. '''Complexity''' in specific usage is the opposite of independence, while complication is the opposite of simplicity. | '''Complexity''' in general usage is the opposite of [[simplicity]]. '''Complexity''' in specific usage is the opposite of independence, while complication is the opposite of simplicity. | ||
+ | ==Etymology== | ||
+ | From French ''complexe'', from Latin ''complexus'', past participle of ''complectī'' (“to entwine, encircle, compass, in[[fold]]”), from ''com-'' (“together”) and ''plectere'' (“to weave, braid”) | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[Arabesque]] | *[[Arabesque]] |
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Complexity in general usage is the opposite of simplicity. Complexity in specific usage is the opposite of independence, while complication is the opposite of simplicity.
Etymology
From French complexe, from Latin complexus, past participle of complectī (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectere (“to weave, braid”)
See also
- Arabesque
- Convolute
- Difficult
- Ergodic literature
- Military-industrial complex
- Oedipus complex
- Madonna-whore complex
- Complex (psychology)
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