complex entity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcomplexandentity
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complex
adjective
uk/ˈkɒm.pleks/us/kɑːmˈpleks/
involving a lot of different but ...
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entity
noun[C]
uk/ˈen.tɪ.ti/us/ˈen.t̬ə.t̬i/
something that exists apart from other things, having its own ...
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(Definition ofcomplexandentityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In sum, then, the national economy is acomplexentityand voter evaluations of it can be equally complex.
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They were constructing a single,complexentitywith a meaningful design.
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The essence of metaphors is to understand a morecomplexentitythrough a simpler one.
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It can no longer be seen as a quickfixfor society, because culture is a deeper and morecomplexentitythan the theory of function can handle.
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The reason the budget is such acomplexentityis, of course, that it primarily comprises two stages.
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The host is expected to be a morecomplexentitythan the device.
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The conformance option is either 1 for internal and 2 for external mapping ofcomplexentityinstances.
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For various reasons, a number of philosophers have thought that singular propositions are complex entities built up from or constituted by individuals and properties.
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The design of complex entities by the evolutionary process in nature is a nondeterministic process that is not governed by logic.
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Components may also be built from existing team members, resulting in more complex entities within the team.
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A basic telephone service leans on all those units, so it is convenient for an engineer to manage a telephone exchange as onecomplexentityencompassing all those units inside.
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The human mind is undoubtedly one of most complex entities in the world.
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Monopolies are complex entities, and the brewing industry is no exception.
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According to this theory, even ordinary objects of daily life are apparently complex entities.
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The glycome may in fact be one of the most complex entities in nature.
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This is because, according to chaos theory, it is not possible even in principle to always predict a complex entity's future behavior with high accuracy.
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In his work, semantic metadata extracted from biological text is made up of complex knowledge structures (complex entities and relationships) that reflect complex interactions in biomedical knowledge.
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Living things are difficult to define, but life forms can be considered to be the most complex entities in the arena or environment in which they exist.
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