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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Complex \Com"plex\, a. [L. complexus, p. p. of complecti to entwine around comprise; com- + plectere to twist, akin to plicare to fold. See {Plait}, n.] 1. 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. --Locke. 2. 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. --Whewell. {Complex fraction}. See {Fraction}. {Complex number} (Math.), in the theory of numbers, an expression of the form a + b[root]-1, when a and b are ordinary integers. Syn: See {Intricate}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Complex \Com"plex\, n. [L. complexus] 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. --South. {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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: complex adj : complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs" [ant: {simple}] n 1: a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts [syn: {composite}] 2: a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated [syn: {coordination compound}] 3: (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior 4: a whole building made up of interconnected or related structures [syn: {building complex}]
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