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Complexity Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Complexity
the degree of difficulty which a purchaser of a new product has in understanding it; a major determinant of the rate of new product adoption. See Adoption Rate Determinants.
the degree of difficulty which a purchaser of a new product has in understanding it; a major determinant of the rate of new product adoption. See Adoption Rate Determinants.
Complexity Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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complexity
travelling salesman problem time complexity NP-complete polynomial-time algorithm NPC NP metaheuristic space complexity exponential-time algorithm nondeterministic polynomial time complementary nondeterministic polynomial exponential-time NP-hard non-polynomial Nondeterministic Turing Machine polynomial-time
<algorithm> The level in difficulty in solving mathematically posed problems as measured by the time, number of steps or arithmetic operations, or memory space required (called time complexity, computational complexity, and space complexity, respectively).
The interesting aspect is usually how complexity scales with the size of the input (the "scalability"), where the size of the input is described by some number N. Thus an algorithm may have computational complexity O(N^2) (of the order of the square of the size of the input), in which case if the input doubles in size, the computation will take four times as many steps. The ideal is a constant time algorithm (O(1)) or failing that, O(N).
See also NP-complete.
(1994-10-20)
travelling salesman problem time complexity NP-complete polynomial-time algorithm NPC NP metaheuristic space complexity exponential-time algorithm nondeterministic polynomial time complementary nondeterministic polynomial exponential-time NP-hard non-polynomial Nondeterministic Turing Machine polynomial-time
<algorithm> The level in difficulty in solving mathematically posed problems as measured by the time, number of steps or arithmetic operations, or memory space required (called time complexity, computational complexity, and space complexity, respectively).
The interesting aspect is usually how complexity scales with the size of the input (the "scalability"), where the size of the input is described by some number N. Thus an algorithm may have computational complexity O(N^2) (of the order of the square of the size of the input), in which case if the input doubles in size, the computation will take four times as many steps. The ideal is a constant time algorithm (O(1)) or failing that, O(N).
See also NP-complete.
(1994-10-20)
Complexity Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Complexity
(n.)
The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
(n.)
That which is complex; intricacy; complication.
(n.)
The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
(n.)
That which is complex; intricacy; complication.
| WordNet 2.0 |
complexity
Noun
1. the quality of being intricate and compounded; "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers"
(synonym) complexness
(antonym) simplicity, simpleness
(hypernym) quality
(hyponym) complicatedness, complication, knottiness
(attribute) simple
(derivation) complexify
Noun
1. the quality of being intricate and compounded; "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers"
(synonym) complexness
(antonym) simplicity, simpleness
(hypernym) quality
(hyponym) complicatedness, complication, knottiness
(attribute) simple
(derivation) complexify
| hEnglish - advanced version |
complexity
complexity
\com*plex"i*ty\ (?), n.; pl. complexities (#). [cf. f. complexité.]
1. the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement. the objects of society are of the greatest possible complexity.
2. that which is complex; intricacy; complication. many-corridored complexities of arthur's palace.
complexity
n : the quality of being intricate and compounded; "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers" [syn: complexness]
[ant: simplicity]
similar words(3)
computational complexity
time complexity
space complexity
complexity
\com*plex"i*ty\ (?), n.; pl. complexities (#). [cf. f. complexité.]
1. the state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement. the objects of society are of the greatest possible complexity.
2. that which is complex; intricacy; complication. many-corridored complexities of arthur's palace.
complexity
n : the quality of being intricate and compounded; "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers" [syn: complexness]
[ant: simplicity]
similar words(3)
computational complexity
time complexity
space complexity
Complexity Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Complexity
Complexity in general usage is the opposite of simplicity. Complexity in specific usage is the opposite of independence, while complication is the opposite of simplicity.
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