complexity

complejidad

Cualidad de tener muchas partes relacionadas entre sí que hacen difícil entender algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: complexity of something (She explained the complexity of the problem.)

Sinónimos: complication, intricacy

Antónimos: simplicity

Expresiones frecuentes: increasing complexity, great complexity, complexity of something

complicación

Detalle o característica que hace más difícil entender o manejar algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: complication

Expresiones frecuentes: added complexity, legal complexity, complexity in something