Complex vs Labyrinthine - What's the difference?
complex | labyrinthine | Synonyms |
Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
* John Locke
Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
* Whewell
(mathematics) Of a number, of the form a + bi'', where ''a'' and ''b'' are real numbers and ''i is a square root of −1.
(geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
A problem.
A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
Assemblage of related things; collection.
* South
A psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.
An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
(chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules.
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Physically resembling a labyrinth; with the qualities of a maze.
* 1996 , Steen L. Jensen, H. Gregerson. M. H. Shokouh-Amin, F. G. Moody, (eds.), Essentials of Experimental Surgery: Gastroenterology , page 27/4
* 2011 , Lincoln Child, Deep Storm , page 185
Twisting, convoluted, baffling, confusing, perplexing.
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* 2000 , Joseph J. Ellis, Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation , page 51
* 2005 , Michael W. Riley, "Plato's Cratylus: Argument, form, and structure", page 103
As adjectives the difference between complex and labyrinthine
is that complex is made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple while labyrinthine is physically resembling a labyrinth; with the qualities of a maze.As a noun complex
is a problem.As a verb complex
is to form a complex with another substance.complex
English
(wikipedia complex)Adjective
(complex number) (en adjective)- a complex''' being; a '''complex idea
- Ideas thus made up of several simple ones put together, I call complex ; such as beauty, gratitude, a man, an army, the universe.
- When the actual motions of the heavens are calculated in the best possible way, the process is difficult and complex .
- complex function
Synonyms
* (not simple) complicated, detailed, difficult, hard, intricate, involved, toughAntonyms
* (not simple) basic, easy, simple, straightforwardDerived terms
* complexity * complexnessNoun
- This parable of the wedding supper comprehends in it the whole complex of all the blessings and privileges exhibited by the gospel.
Katie L. Burke
In the News, passage=Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:
Derived terms
* military-entertainment complex * military-industrial complex * Oedipus complex * prison-industrial complex * vitamin B complex * protein complex * chelate complexVerb
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* * English heteronyms ----labyrinthine
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- In the pyloric canal, muscular ridges are more fixed than elsewhere and produce quite a labyrinthine surface.
- Crane trotted along the labyrinthine corridors of deck 3, accompanied by a young marine with close-cropped blond hair.
- Any attempt to answer that question would carry us into the labyrinthine corridors of Jefferson's famously elusive mind.
- By coupling "essence" with "name" within a series of contraposed pairs of names, Socrates indicates the point to which he thinks his labyrinthine argument has led so far in the Cratylus .