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    [Noun]  | "com*plex" | \ ˈkäm-ˌpleks \


    1: a whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts

    2: a group of culture traits relating to a single activity (such as hunting), process (such as use of flint), or culture unit

    3: a group of repressed desires and memories that exerts a dominating influence upon the personality

    Origin: circa 1652 ;

     Borrowed from Latin complexus "embrace, grasp, inclusion" (Late Latin also, "whole, entirety") from complector, complectī "to embrace, grasp, encompass, include" + -tus, suffix of action nouns; (sense 2b (1)) after German Komplex{mat|complex:2|};

    [Noun]  | "com*plex*i*ty" | \ kəm-ˈplek-sə-tē \


    1: something complex

    2: the quality or state of being complex

    Origin: 1661 ;

     {see: |complex:2|complex:2} + {see: |-ity|-ity}, perhaps after French complexité;

    [Noun]  | "complex carbohydrate" 


    1: a polysaccharide (such as starch or cellulose) consisting of usually hundreds or thousands of monosaccharide units; also : a food (such as rice or pasta) composed primarily of such polysaccharides

    Origin: 1938 ;

    [Noun]  | "complex fraction" 


    1: a fraction with a fraction or mixed number in the numerator or denominator or both

    Origin: 1827 ;

    [Noun]  | "complex number" 


    1: a number of the form a + b √-1 where a and b are real numbers

    Origin: 1856 ;

    [Noun]  | "complex plane" 


    1: a plane whose points are identified by means of complex numbers; especially : argand diagram

    Origin: circa 1909 ;

    [Noun]  | "complex regional pain syndrome" 


    1: a condition of chronic, severe, often burning pain usually of part or all of one or more extremities that typically occurs following an injury, that is often accompanied by swelling, skin discoloration, allodynia, abnormal sweating, and impaired motor function in the affected area, and that is of unknown pathogenesis —abbreviation CRPS

    Origin: 1995 ;

    [Noun]  | "AIDS-related complex" 


    1: a group of symptoms (such as fever, weight loss, and lymphadenopathy) that is associated with the presence of antibodies to HIV and is followed by the development of AIDS in a certain proportion of cases

    Origin: 1984 ;

    [Adjective]  | "com*plex" | \ käm-ˈpleks \


    1: composed of two or more parts : composite

    2: having a bound form as one or more of its immediate constituents

    3: consisting of a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses

    Origin: circa 1652 ;

     Borrowed from Late Latin complexus "composite, connected, intertwined," going back to Latin, past participle of complector, complectī "to embrace, grasp, encompass, include," from com- {see: |com-|com-} + -plectī, deponent form of plectere "to plait, twine" {mat|ply:3|};

    [Verb]  | "com*plex" | \ käm-ˈpleks \


    1: to make complex or into a complex

    2: chelate

    Origin: 1658 ;

     Derivative of {see: |complex:1|complex:1} or {see: |complex:2|complex:2};

    [Adjective]  | "complex" 


    1: having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated;


      * e.g., " ... this medical device is a complex instrument that requires careful handling "




    2: made or done with great care or with much detail;


      * e.g., " ... a complex plan for evacuating the city in the event of a natural disaster "




    [Noun]  | "complex" 


    1: a structure that is designed and built for a particular purpose;


      * e.g., " ... an apartment complex "



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    2: something made up of many interdependent or related parts;


      * e.g., " ... a complex of government programs designed to assist the needy "



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    [Noun]  | "complexity" 


    1: the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects;


      * e.g., " ... the complexity of the company's computer system is such that a full-time employee is needed to maintain it "




    2: something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult;


      * e.g., " ... the political complexities that the secretary-general must deal with "



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    [Noun]  | "superiority complex" 


    1: as in vaingloriousness, bumptiousness;



    [Verb]  | "complex" 


    1: to make complex or difficult;


      * e.g., " ... there's no need to complex what should be a simple process for obtaining a building permit "




     [ "complex" ]

    1: When one believes that many people around one hates one.

      * e.g.,  ... "Stop ignoring your friend, you're going to give her a complex" 

     [ "complex" ]

    1: Having many simple parts.

      * e.g.,  ... He kept throwing terms at me until I was blinded by how complex it was. 

     [ "complex" ]

    1: A hip new Urban Magazine identified by the tag line "Guns, Drugs and the Hamptons: Life on the Reservation" and reaturing (i) booty shaking, (ii) tips on locking in a winter wifey, (iii) choosing a delicious poultry product, and (iv) Jay-Z. The editor's picks are marked with a red symbol in the shape of a hair pick that might be inserted into one's afro.

      * e.g.,  ... Yo Fat Boy, Time Magazine is wack and Complex is mad dope. 

     [ "complex" ]

    1: See also xelpmoc. Basically think Dogbert technical assistance. He knows pretty much everything there is to know about the interweb but he won't tell you because he hates you. He helped create warbucket

      * e.g.,  ... Complex loves Satan. Physically. 

     [ "complex" ]

    1: A system of representation, usually formalistic. Characterized by having a discrete side usually a discrete end. The attributive (adjectival) use of "complex" is identical to its functional (nominal) use.

      * e.g.,  ... A complex usually has a discrete end but no discrete beginning. Quantum mechanics is an archetypal example of a complex system. Musical notations are an example of a complex system that has a discrete beginning but no discrete end. 

     [ "complex" ]

    1: One who hails Satan.

      * e.g.,  ... <complex> HAIL SATAN 

     [ "Complexicated" ]

    1: Something so complex, it's not enough to say it's complicated.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey John, how's your lab going?" 

     [ "complexicated" ]

    1: forging together of a complex and complicated situation and/or person

      * e.g.,  ... Thinking of the example for this word was a very complexicated decision 

     [ "Complexicated" ]

    1: Complex (meaning different) and complicated (meaning difficult) basically it means something that's new, different, and confusing, such as a complexicated relationship or a person with a complexicated personality.

      * e.g.,  ... Girl 1: So how are things going with you and that new guy you're seeing? Girl 2: I don't know, things are really complexicated with us. I'm not sure where things are going. OR One minute Britney's happy, the next minute she's sad. She's also very unique. She has a very complexicated personality. 

     [ "Complex" ]

    1: Getting a stiffy/ Going hard

      * e.g.,  ... ''LOL Harry has problems getting complex'' 

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