French Conversation · Level 24
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French word
complexité
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔ̃plɛksite/
Meaning
- feminine nouncomplexity
Example
La complexité du projet me dépasse.
The project's complexity is beyond me.
More examples
Il faut réduire la complexité du système.
The complexity of the system needs to be reduced.
Core concept
A network of connected parts whose interactions make the whole hard to understand or separate.
Common phrases
la complexité du problème
the complexity of the problem
réduire la complexité
reduce the complexity
Similar words
difficulté: An obstacle or factor that makes something hard to do.
complication: An added problem or burden that makes an existing matter more difficult.
problème: A matter requiring a solution or other action.
ambiguïté: A lack of clear meaning that allows multiple interpretations.
Definition in French
La complexité est la qualité d'une situation, d'un objet ou d'une tâche qui comporte plusieurs éléments liés entre eux et qui rend difficile leur compréhension ou leur séparation.
Word origin
French complexité derives from complexe with the suffix -ité, while complexe comes from Latin complexus, meaning joined or entwined.
Usage tips
- Complexité is a feminine noun, so standard forms include la complexité and une grande complexité.
Other meanings
- difficultynoun
Opposites
- simplicitésimplicitynoun
- facilitéeasenoun
Related words
- complexecomplexadjective
- complexifiercomplicateverb
- complexificationcomplexificationnoun