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complication vs complexity

complexity vs complication

complication and complexity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
complication Yes No No No
complexity Yes No No No
As nouns, complexity is a hypernym of complication; that is, complexity is a word with a broader meaning than complication:
  • complication: puzzling complexity
  • complexity: the quality of being intricate and compounded
Other hypernyms of complication include complexness.
complication (noun) complexity (noun)
the act or process of complicating the quality of being intricate and compounded
puzzling complexity
a development that complicates a situation
a situation or condition that is complex or confused
any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease
Difference between complication and complexity

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