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complexation

complexation

8.6
A thing or situation becomes more complex
  • noun
  • /kəmˈplɛkseɪʃən/
translation icon : complejación
  • The complexation of the instructions confused many of the new employees.

Examples

  • The complexation of the project involved incorporating many new features and updates.

  • The complexation of the software design required additional planning and resources.

  • Unexpected changes led to the complexation of the entire negotiation process.

  • The complexation of ideas can lead to innovative solutions.

  • The complexation process can be difficult to understand.

  • As the team worked together, the complexation of their strategies began to emerge clearly.

  • With each new variable added, the complexation of the math problem made it much harder to solve.

Synonyms

complexity
vscomplexation
166 5.0

Many connected parts make something hard to understand

also covers the process of becoming intricate, not just the state
intricacy
vscomplexation
23 6.7

A set of small, detailed parts that make something complex

is broader, covering both that quality and becoming more complex
elaboration
vscomplexation
8 4.9

Adding more detail or explanation to something

emphasizes becoming more complex rather than only adding extra detail
complexification
vscomplexation
8.8

Making something more complex and harder to understand

is the general process or state of becoming more complex
complicatedness
vscomplexation
7.0

The state of having many connected parts that are hard to understand

can mean that quality but also the act of becoming more complex
complexness
vscomplexation
7.1

Having many parts or details that are hard to understand

adds a process sense, meaning the change into that state
intricateness
vscomplexation
8.3

The quality of being very complex with many small parts

can mean that detailed state or the movement into it
involution
vscomplexation
9.9

A complicated structure in writing or speech that is hard to follow

can mean that complication or the process of becoming more complicated

Antonyms

Making something less complicated so it is easier to understand

How Complex

complexation
8.6
intricacy
23 6.7
complexity
166 5.0
simplicity
63 1.7

Surface Forms

complexation singular
complexations plural

Morphology

complexation = complex (transparent) = complex + ation

The meaning 'process/state of becoming more complex' is directly and predictably derived from 'complex' + '-ation'.

Etymology

Complexation comes from complex meaning 'made of parts joined together' and -ation meaning 'the action of'. A helpful image is adding more pieces to a machine or weaving threads together, so complexation can mean the process of making something more complex or the state of becoming more complicated.