layer of complexity

collocation in English

meaningsoflayerandcomplexity

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layer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.ər/us
/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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complexity
noun
uk
/kəmˈplek.sə.ti/us
/kəmˈplek.sə.t̬i/
the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand or find an ...
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(Definition oflayerandcomplexityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflayer of complexity

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This adds an extralayerofcomplexityon top of the dynamics that tend to be quite complicated anyway.
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In addition, the introduction of hypperreals is also an introduction of an additionallayerofcomplexity.
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In examining women's access to land we add anotherlayerofcomplexity.
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The changes in retinal sensitivity that occur with circadian rhythms add anotherlayerofcomplexityto this system.
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Regardless of the specific function(s), calcium signaling within astrocytic circuits adds anotherlayerofcomplexityto the control of the release of chemical transmitters in the nervous system.
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Yet the clash of oppositions, contemporary and historic, of cultural agendas and elements, overt and veiled, adds alayerofcomplexityto the appearance of simplicity.
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The schedule adds yet a furtherlayerofcomplexityto an already complex system of corporation tax.
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Every time a different method is used it adds anotherlayerofcomplexity.
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However, he is in fact proposing that we add an extralayerofcomplexityto employers' national insurance rates.
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It would only cause confusion and add alayerofcomplexity.
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You will be adding a new system, you will be adding alayerofcomplexity, you will be adding regulatory arbitrage instead of creating tax harmonisation.
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A duty on employers in relation to work experience students whom they do not employ would introduce a newlayerofcomplexitythat some employers would find burdensome.
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The chief difference is the shaman's spirit companion, adding a differentlayerofcomplexityto combat in 4e.
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It was written according to a complex plan of writing constraints, and is primarily constructed from several elements, each adding alayerofcomplexity.
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To a lesser extent, a noun's animacy or humanness may add anotherlayerofcomplexity.
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They have added a subtlelayerofcomplexityto the band's brutal arsenal, which makes the songs that much more powerful.
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Although these image flaws can be reduced using certain tricks and techniques like pre-stretching, this just adds anotherlayerofcomplexityto sphere mapping.
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The interaction between the different materials adds anotherlayerofcomplexity.
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The transition from treatment to storyboards took on an extralayerofcomplexitydue to the profusion of storylines.
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