The difference between Complex and Easy
When used as nouns, complex means a problem, whereas easy means something that is easy.
When used as adjectives, complex means made up of multiple parts, whereas easy means comfortable.
Complex is also verb with the meaning: to form a complex with another substance.
Easy is also adverb with the meaning: in a relaxed or casual manner.
check bellow for the other definitions of Complex and Easy
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Complex as an adjective:
Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
Examples:
"a complex being; a complex idea"
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Complex as an adjective:
Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
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Complex as an adjective (mathematics):
Of a number, of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is a square root of −1.
Examples:
"complex function"
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Complex as an adjective (geometry):
A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
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Complex as a noun:
A problem.
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Complex as a noun:
A network of interconnected systems.
Examples:
"uxi [[military-industrial complex]]"
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Complex as a noun:
A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
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Complex as a noun:
An assemblage of related things; a collection.
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Complex as a noun (psychology):
A psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.
Examples:
"Jim has a real complex about working for a woman boss."
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Complex as a noun:
An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
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Complex as a noun (chemistry):
A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules.
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Complex as a noun (math):
A complex number.
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Complex as a verb (chemistry, intransitive):
To form a complex with another substance
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Complex as a verb (transitive):
To complicate.
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Easy as an adjective (now, rare, _, except in certain expressions):
Comfortable; at ease.
Examples:
"Now that I know it's taken care of, I can rest easy at night."
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Easy as an adjective:
Requiring little skill or effort.
Examples:
"It's often easy to wake up but hard to get up."
"The teacher gave an easy test to her students."
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Easy as an adjective:
Causing ease; giving comfort, or freedom from care or labour.
Examples:
"Rich people live in easy circumstances."
"an easy chair"
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Easy as an adjective:
Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth.
Examples:
"easy manners; an easy style"
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Easy as an adjective (informal, pejorative, of a person):
Consenting readily to sex.
Examples:
"He has a reputation for being easy; they say he slept with half the senior class."
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Easy as an adjective:
Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; compliant.
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Easy as an adjective (finance, dated):
Not straitened as to money matters; opposed to .
Examples:
"The market is easy."
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Easy as an adverb:
In a relaxed or casual manner.
Examples:
"After his illness, John decided to [[take it easy take it easy]]."
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Easy as an adverb:
In a manner without strictness or harshness.
Examples:
"Jane went easier on him after he broke his arm."
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Easy as an adverb:
Used an intensifier for large magnitudes.
Examples:
"This project will cost 15 million dollars, easy."
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Easy as an adverb:
Not difficult, not hard.
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Easy as a noun:
Something that is easy
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Easy as a verb (rowing):
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