complex — Englisches Wörterbuch

Adjektiv

1. Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.

   Beispiele

   a complex being; a complex idea

   The human body is a complex system made up of many layers.

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   Ideas thus made up of several simple ones put together, I call complex; such as beauty, gratitude, a man, an army, the universe.

2. Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.

   Synonyme

   complicateddetaileddifficulthardintricateinvolvedtough

   Antonyme

   basiceasysimplesimplexstraightforward

   Beispiele

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   If, when the actual motions of the heavens are calculated in the best possible way, the process is complex and difficult, and if we are discontented at this, nature, and not the astronomer, must be the object of our displeasure.

3. Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.

   Gebrauch

   • of a number

   Beispiele

   complex number

   function of a complex variable

4. Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.

   Gebrauch

   • of a function

   Beispiele

   complex function

5. Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.

   Beispiele

   complex polynomial

   complex algebraic variety

6. A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.

Substantiv

1. A network of interconnected systems.

   Beispiele

   military–industrial complex

2. A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.

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   The south polar region of Promethei Planum developed a Bermuda Triangle reputation. Satellites detected intermittent mass concentrations and magnetic field shifts. In 2148, prospectors working near Deseado Crater discovered an underground complex: a Prothean observation post. The odd phenomena were generated by the operation and discharge of a mass effect core, struggling to function despite fifty millennia of neglect.

   A man at the complex said he had seen the often heavily made-up girls coming and going in luxury vehicles.

3. An assemblage of related things; a collection.

   Beispiele

   This parable of the wedding supper comprehends in it the whole complex of all the blessings and privileges exhibited by the gospel.

4. An assemblage of related things; a collection. An organized cluster of thunderstorms.

5. An assemblage of related things; a collection. A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.

   Beispiele

   The fire complex began as two separate fires.

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   As of early Wednesday, there were at least 25 major wildfires and fire complexes, the term given to multiple fires in a single geographic area, burning in California, Christine McMorrow, a Cal Fire information officer, said.

6. An assemblage of related things; a collection. A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.

   Synonyme

   species complexspecies groupspecies aggregate

   Unterbegriffe

   species flocksuperspecies

   Beispiele

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   Since then, a good deal of research has documented and concluded that the nominal species A. fraterculus actually comprises an unresolved complex of cryptic species.

7. A group of emotionally charged ideas or mental factors, unconsciously associated by the individual with a particular subject, arising from repressed instincts, fears, or desires and often resulting in mental abnormality.

   Synonyme

   constellation

   Beispiele

   Jim has a real complex about working for a woman boss.

8. A group of emotionally charged ideas or mental factors, unconsciously associated by the individual with a particular subject, arising from repressed instincts, fears, or desires and often resulting in mental abnormality. A fixed mental tendency or obsession.

9. A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination compounds in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.

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   Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:[…]. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.

10. A complex number.

    Beispiele

    The interesting aspect here is that U₃ is irreducible, even though all irreps over the complexes are one-dimensional because ℤ₄ is abelian.

11. A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.

Verb

1. To form a complex with another substance.

   Gebrauch

   • intransitiv

2. To complicate.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

Adjektiv

1. complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts

   Antonyme

   simple

   Beispiele

   a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody

   a complex mass of diverse laws and customs

2. difficult to analyze or understand

   Synonyme

   complicated

   Beispiele

   a complicated problem

   complicated Middle East politics

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   he's more complex than he seems on the surface

Substantiv

1. a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts

   Synonyme

   composite

   Oberbegriffe

   whole

   Beispiele

   the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town

2. a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated

   Synonyme

   coordination compound

   Oberbegriffe

   compoundchemical compound

3. (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior

   Oberbegriffe

   feeling

4. a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

   Synonyme

   building complex

   Oberbegriffe

   structureconstruction