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Tung Quoc Posted 19 years ago
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"complex" (adj) vs "complicated" (adj)

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00I can't distinguish the difference in meaning between these 2 adjectifs: Complex and complicated. Please tell me the difference in meaning between them. Are they interchangeable?02br
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0 00Hi TQ,02br 01font 00Complexsuggests02font 00 the unavoidable result of a necessary combining and does not imply a fault or failure <a 01i 00complex02i 00 recipe>. 02br 00 Reference: Merriam-Webster collegiate Dictionary02br 02br 00Best Regards,02br 00WestLake0-

  • 0 00Hi TQ,02br 01font 00Complexsuggests02font 00 the unavoidable result of a necessary combining and does not imply a fault or failure <a 01i 00complex02i 00 recipe>.
  • 02br 00 Reference: Merriam-Webster collegiate Dictionary02br 02br 00Best Regards,02br 00WestLake0-
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01font00Complexsuggests02font00 the unavoidable result of a necessary combining and does not imply a fault or failure <a 01i00complex02i00 recipe>. 01font00Complecated02font00 applies to what offers great difficulty in understanding, solving, or
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something that is complex can be broken down into simple parts, without being simple itself. This allows mostly smooth functioning with solvable problems.

something that is complicated cannot be broken down into simple parts, for it is made of complicated parts. "complicated" is indicative of something that is problematic, convoluted, difficult and inconsistent.

the difference
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Complicated obviously means that there are complications. you understand what context that would describe?

Complex is the opposite of simple, and usually refers to things with a lot of interconections or relationships.

For example the brain is "complex".
The brain is not complicated, it would be complicated to describe or build, etc.

Complicated usually has to d
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Thank ***. I don't think I could have gone on without knowing.
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I don't get the last post? Was it supposed to be sarcastic?
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No, he wasn't being sarcastic at ALL.
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Although it may not be for yourself, this differentiation is an important one in software engineering. The lack of comprehension of this, and therefore the ramifications of decisions made, is one of the causes of unmaintainable, ineffectual systems.
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Way it was described to me is this:

something complicated is something that is difficult to understand due to cognitive load constraints of our brain. in complicated problems, all the information is known, but it's hard to sort through all the details. the examples of baking a cake or legal proceedings seem like good examples.

something complex on the other hand involves dealin

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