How do you use the word "complexity" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "complexity" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "complexity": It cannot plausibly be argued that behaviour of such complexity derives entirely from instinct. We have to try to reduce its complexity.

Complexity Meaning

/kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.

nounThat which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.

Sentence Examples

It cannot plausibly be argued that behaviour of such complexity derives entirely from instinct.

We have to try to reduce its complexity.

The increasing complexity of modern telecommunication systems

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

None

Antonyms:

simplicity

CEFR Practice Quiz

The ____ of the legal case confused even the experienced lawyers.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The sheer ____ of the legal contract confused even the smart lawyers.

Word Origin & History

From complex + -ity. Partially displaced native English manifoldness.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The battle was like the grinding of an immense and terrible machine to him. Its complexities and powers, its grim processes, fascinated him." — 1895 October, Stephen Crane, chapter VIII, in The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, pages 84–85:

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