"complexity" meaning in English

See complexity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-complexity.wav [UK] Forms: complexity [singular], complexities [plural]
Etymology: complex + -ity Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|complex|ity}} complex + -ity Head templates: {{noun|2=complexities}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Complexity is the state of something being complex.
    Sense id: simple-complexity-en-noun-1ocjw24o
  2. The complexity of something is the factor that makes something complex.
    Sense id: simple-complexity-en-noun-TsiCA690
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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