complexity

Komplexität

Eigenschaft, durch viele miteinander verbundene Teile schwer verständlich zu sein.

In einfachem Englisch: The quality of having many connected parts that are difficult to understand.

• The complexity of the task surprised me.
• New rules have increased the system’s complexity.
• We need to reduce complexity without losing important information.

So benutzt man es: complexity of something (She explained the complexity of the problem.)

Synonyme: complication, intricacy

Gegenteile: simplicity

Häufige Wendungen: increasing complexity, great complexity, complexity of something

Komplikation

Einzelheit oder Merkmal, das etwas schwer verständlich macht oder den Umgang damit erschwert.

In einfachem Englisch: A detail or feature that makes something difficult to understand or deal with.

• The agreement contains an extra complexity.
• She explained the legal complexities of buying land.
• We had overlooked several complexities in the plan.

Synonyme: complication

Häufige Wendungen: added complexity, legal complexity, complexity in something