complex

adjective
com·plex
kəmplĕks

Made up of multiple parts; composite; not .

Example

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

Other meanings

Not , easy, or straightforward; complicated.
Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.

Example sentences

“The apartment complex is full of roaches.”
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“Can the justice system handle complex cases?”
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“It's a very complex issue.”
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Word history

From Latin "complexus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “complex” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.