complicated applies to what offers great difficulty in understanding, solving, or explaining.

COMPLICATED definition: 1. involving a lot of different parts, in a way that is difficult to understand: 2. involving a…. Learn more.

complicated in American English (ˈkɑmplɪˌkeɪtɪd ) adjective made up of parts intricately involved; hard to untangle, solve, understand, analyze, etc.

COMPLICATED definition: composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex. See examples of complicated used in a sentence.

1. composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus. 2. difficult to analyze, understand, or explain: a complicated problem.

Definition of complicated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

difficult to analyze, understand, or explain: a complicated problem. complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions. difficult to analyze, understand, explain, etc.: a complicated problem. …

When something is complicated, it often requires careful analysis, deep thought, or specialized knowledge to navigate or unravel its intricacies. It may involve multiple layers, dependencies, or …

There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective complicated, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Complexity characterizes the behavior of a system or model whose components interact in multiple ways and follow local rules, leading to non-linearity, randomness, collective dynamics, hierarchy, and …