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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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