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noun

complexity

CEFR B2

the quality of being intricate and compounded

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Six example sentences with complexity, each labelled with its topic.

  • The board game hides real complexity behind simple rules: four actions, but ninety turns of consequences to weigh.

    Gaming

  • The roof's complexity surprised the crew, twenty-two intersecting angles where the drawings had shown a single clean plane.

    Architecture

  • The complexity of the case grew with each specialist, until eleven overlapping conditions filled a single chart.

    Medicine

  • The complexity of the login code stunned the new engineer, who found eleven layers of checks for a single password field.

    Technology

  • The complexity of the pension rules means most workers cannot say how much they will receive without an advisor.

    Economics

  • The mole sauce hides real complexity, thirty ingredients toasted, ground, and simmered separately before the pot comes together.

    Cooking

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