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perplexity |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perplexity \Per*plex"i*ty\, n.; pl {Perplexities}. [L. perplexitas: cf F. perplexit['e].] The quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; distraction of mind through doubt or difficulty; embarrassment; bewilderment; doubt. By their own perplexities involved, They ravel more --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: perplexity n : trouble or confusion resulting from complexity From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: perplexity The {geometric mean} of the number of words which may follow any given word for a certain {lexicon} and {grammar}.
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