The difference between Complex and Simple

When used as nouns, complex means a problem, whereas simple means a herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.

When used as verbs, complex means to form a complex with another substance, whereas simple means to gather simples, i.e., medicinal herbs.

When used as adjectives, complex means made up of multiple parts, whereas simple means uncomplicated.

check bellow for the other definitions of Complex and Simple

  1. Complex as an adjective:

    Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.

    Examples:

    "a complex being; a complex idea"

  2. Complex as an adjective:

    Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.

  3. 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"

  4. Complex as an adjective (geometry):

    A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.

  1. Complex as a noun:

    A problem.

  2. Complex as a noun:

    A network of interconnected systems.

    Examples:

    "uxi [[military-industrial complex]]"

  3. Complex as a noun:

    A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.

  4. Complex as a noun:

    An assemblage of related things; a collection.

  5. 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."

  6. Complex as a noun:

    An organized cluster of thunderstorms.

  7. Complex as a noun (chemistry):

    A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules.

  8. Complex as a noun (math):

    A complex number.

  1. Complex as a verb (chemistry, intransitive):

    To form a complex with another substance

  2. Complex as a verb (transitive):

    To complicate.

  1. Simple as an adjective:

    Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added.

  2. Simple as an adjective:

    Without ornamentation; plain.

  3. Simple as an adjective:

    Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.

  4. Simple as an adjective:

    Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.

  5. Simple as an adjective (now, rare):

    Trivial; insignificant.

  6. Simple as an adjective (now, colloquial):

    Feeble-minded; foolish.

  7. Simple as an adjective (technical):

    Structurally uncomplicated. Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded. Of a group: having no normal subgroup. Not compound, but possibly lobed. Using steam only once in its cylinders, in contrast to a compound engine, where steam is used more than once in high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders. Consisting of a single individual or zooid; not compound. Homogenous.

    Examples:

    "a simple ascidian"

  8. Simple as an adjective (obsolete):

    Mere; not other than; being only.

  1. Simple as a noun (medicine):

    A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.

  2. Simple as a noun (obsolete):

    A term for a physician, derived from the medicinal term above.

  3. Simple as a noun (logic):

    A simple or atomic proposition.

  4. Simple as a noun (obsolete):

    Something not mixed or compounded.

  5. Simple as a noun (weaving):

    A drawloom.

  6. Simple as a noun (weaving):

    Part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.

  7. Simple as a noun (Roman Catholic):

    A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.

  1. Simple as a verb (transitive, intransitive, archaic):

    To gather simples, i.e., medicinal herbs.

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