complex concept

collocation in English

meaningsofcomplexandconcept

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complex
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒm.pleks/us
/kɑːmˈpleks/
involving a lot of different but ...
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concept
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sept/us
/ˈkɑːn.sept/
a principle ...
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(Definition ofcomplexandconceptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcomplex concept

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Sequence stratigraphy is a somewhatcomplexconcept, rich in jargon.
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The subsequent sections discuss thecomplexconceptof trust in particular in the context of emarkets.
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Political efficacy is acomplexconceptand may partly be a function of environmental effects, including political institutions and racial contexts.
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Food security is acomplexconceptrelated to risk.
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Frank accepts that autonomy is acomplexconceptand that its enactment should not be seen as an ' all or nothing ' scenario.
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Efficient testing of a new drug is a very difficult andcomplexconcept.
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It is acomplexconcept, particularly in circumstances which involve the option of whether the child in question is born.
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Whatever it is, this definition is not a difficult andcomplexconceptrelating to interception.
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It was a remarkable piece of work for what could be a verycomplexconcept.
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Autonomy is acomplexconceptin bioethics that has many variations.
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A lexical concept is usually treated as a basic concept, although it can just as easily be acomplexconcept.
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It is based on the assumption that acomplexconceptshould be reasonably relevant to the context in which it is used.
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During this stage, the basic definition of what thecomplexconceptis and/or means is generates.
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It is acomplexconceptalbum dealing with an anthropological approach towards orthodoxy.
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This occurred even when the properties of thecomplexconceptcontradicted those of the simple concepts.
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This allows acomplexconceptto accrue features with existing relationships with its component simple concepts.
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If acomplexconceptwere not distinguishable from any given component, it would be identical to that component.
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Many argue that the interaction among component concepts should allow acomplexconceptto be greater than that sum.
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This is a morecomplexconceptthan the traditional feeling of one being there.
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