(geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
(mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
(mathematics, mathematical analysis, of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
(mathematics, 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.
Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
noun
(chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination complexes in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
(informal, by extension) A vehement, often excessive psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.
(linguistics) A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.
(mathematics) A complex number.
(psychoanalysis) An abnormal mental condition caused by repressed emotions.
(taxonomy) A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.
A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.
A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
A network of interconnected systems.
A problem.
An assemblage of related things; a collection.
An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
verb
(chemistry, intransitive) To form a complex with another substance
(transitive) To complicate.
example
example
noun
A parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or model.
A person punished as a warning to others.
An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.
Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example).
Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule.
verb
To be illustrated or exemplified (by).
exempla
exempla
noun
plural of exemplum
exempli
simplex
simplex
adj
(telecommunications) Unidirectional.
Single, simple; not complex.
noun
(geometry, algebraic topology) An analogue in a space of arbitrary dimensionality of the triangle or tetrahedron; the convex hull of n+1 linearly independent points in n-dimensional space; in other words, the triangle, tetrahedron etc., generalized to an arbitrary number of dimensions.
(linguistics) A monomorphemic word, one without affixes.