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noun (pl=complexes)
- A problem.
- A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
- A psychologically based dislike or fear of a particular thing.
- Jim has a real complex about working for a woman boss.
- A thunderstorm that forms when two storm fronts collide.
- (chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules.
verb to complex (intransitive)
- (chemistry) To form a complex with another substance
adjective (wikipedia, complex number)
((compar) more complex, (superl) most complex)
- Made up of multiple parts; intricate or detailed.
- Not simple or straightforward.
- (mathematics) Of a number, of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of −1.
- function
- (geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
Etymology: From complexe, from complexus, from com- "with" (combining form of cum) and plex "fold".
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