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The correct spelling is complex.
How to pronounce complex
noun
Say it like: Com-ple-x
The correct spelling is complex. A network of interconnected systems. For example: "Jim has a real complex about working for a woman boss."
Usage Examples
“Jim has a real complex about working for a woman boss.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A network of interconnected systems.
- 2.A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
- 3.An assemblage of related things; a collection.
- 4.An abnormal mental condition caused by repressed emotions.
- 5.(by extension) A vehement, often excessive psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.
verb
- 1.To form a complex with another substance
- 2.To complicate.
adjective
- 1.Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
- 2.Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
- 3.(of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
- 4.(of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
- 5.Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
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