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adjective

Complex adj.

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea. "Ideas thus made up of several simple ones put together, I call complex; such as beauty, gratitude, a man, an army, the universe."

Involving many parts; complicated; intricate. "When the actual motions of the heavens are calculated in the best possible way, the process is difficult and complex."

Complex fraction. See Fraction.

Complex number (Math.), in the theory of numbers, an expression of the form a + b*sqrt(-1), when a and b are ordinary integers.

Synonyms: See Intricate.

noun

Complex n. Assemblage of related things; collection; complication. "This parable of the wedding supper comprehends in it the whole complex of all the blessings and privileges exhibited by the gospel."

Complex of lines (Geom.), all the possible straight lines in space being considered, the entire system of lines which satisfy a single relation constitute a complex; as, all the lines which meet a given curve make up a complex. The lines which satisfy two relations constitute a congruency of lines; as, the entire system of lines, each one of which meets two given surfaces, is a congruency.

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Etymology of 'Complex'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Complex" Quotes from Famous Books

... intellectual plane of present-day civilization demands more of us than the world demanded then, when the avenues to honor and to power lay over fields of conquest, and the passport to favor was the sword. The complex problems of today call for a more thorough cultivation of our mental powers, which, to bring into play upon the multifarious concerns of our life, is the object of broad education. A well cultivated mind makes a man monarch of all that ...

— A Fleece of Gold - Five Lessons from the Fable of Jason and the Golden Fleece • Charles Stewart Given

... plunging came to our ears, and the effect of his possible failure received consideration, or I thought of the business explosion which would follow any open breach between Jim and Cornish (though this seemed too remote for serious consideration), I began to ponder on the enormously complex system of ...

— Aladdin & Co. - A Romance of Yankee Magic • Herbert Quick

... aspire to journalistic success are to be found in his prose. He has in the first place the gift of perfect lucidity no matter how complicated the subject he is expounding; such a book as his Complete English Tradesman is full of passages in which complex and difficult subject-matter is set forth so plainly and clearly that the least literate of his readers could have no doubt of his understanding it. He has also an amazingly exact acquaintance with the technicalities of all kinds of trades ...

— English Literature: Modern - Home University Library Of Modern Knowledge • G. H. Mair

... of the well, which I have drawn as accurately as possible (not an easy thing to do when one is standing upon a rope ladder), will give an idea of the form of this strange pocket formed in the limestone of the mountain through the most complex dislocations and erosions. Two lateral pockets attracted my attention because of the enormous quantity of clay and bones that obstructed them. The first, to the left, was about 15 feet from the orifice. When we had entirely emptied it, we ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 • Various

... as impossible as it seems. The operator at the sending station has a small sending key connected by electricity with a relay at the receiving station. By means of a lever and certain complex paraphernalia this key can be used as the sending key for the main apparatus. Thus the station operated by distant control carries on a duplex system of transmission so that both sending and receiving stations are kept in touch ...

— Walter and the Wireless • Sara Ware Bassett

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