complex (noun)
21complex unit — noun : a complex number a+ib whose absolute value √(a2+b2) is 1 …
22complex variable — noun : a number or expression of the form x+iy where i=√‒̅1 and x and y are in general variables * * * Math. a variable to which complex numbers may be assigned as value. [1875 80] …
23complex carbohydrate — noun Date: 1938 a polysaccharide (as starch or cellulose) consisting of usually hundreds or thousands of monosaccharide units; also a food (as rice or pasta) composed primarily of such polysaccharides …
24complex fraction — noun Date: 1827 a fraction with a fraction or mixed number in the numerator or denominator or both compare simple fraction …
25complex number — noun Date: 1856 a number of the form a + b √ 1 where a and b are real numbers …
26complex sentence — noun a sentence that contains an independent clause as well as one or more dependent clauses, joined by a sub ordinating conjunction such as however …
27complex post-traumatic stress disorder — noun A form of post traumatic stress disorder that results from extended exposure to extreme trauma …
28complex number — noun A number of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i = minus;1 …
29complex analysis — noun The branch of mathematics that studies holomorphic functions …
30complex ion — noun a) any ion containing more than one atom. e.g. sulphate as opposed to sulphide b) any ion in which a central metal atom (normally a transition element) is surrounded by a group of ions or molecules (ligands). e.g. ferricyanide …
