Cŏm'plex1, a.
a. [Lat. complexus, p. p. of complecti, to entwine around, to comprise, from com, for con, and plectere, to twist.]
Sense 1. Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.
Ideas thus made up of several simple ones put together, I call complex; such as beauty, gratitude, a man, an army, the universe. Locke.
Sense 2. Involving many parts; complicated; intricate.
When the actual motions of the heavens are calculated in the best possible way, the process is difficult and complex. Whewell.
Synonyms—See INTRICATE.