In a sentence
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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Found in 3 published word listsAuthoritative
- Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)
- Academic Keyword List (Paquot 2010)
- New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)
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