Complex vs Sophistication - What's the difference?
complex | sophistication |
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.
* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author=
, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (chemistry) To form a complex with another substance
Enlightenment or education.
Cultivated intellectual worldliness; savoir-faire.
Deceptive logic; sophistry.
Falsification or contamination.
Complexity
Ability to deal with complexity
(archaic) The act of sophisticating; adulteration.
As nouns the difference between complex and sophistication
is that complex is a problem while sophistication is enlightenment or education.As an adjective complex
is made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.As a verb complex
is (chemistry|intransitive) 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 ----sophistication
English
Noun
- the sophistication of drugs
- (Boyle)