{
  "id": "complexity.everyday",
  "term": "complexity",
  "sense": "everyday",
  "pos": "noun",
  "status": "review",
  "level": 14,
  "domain": "general",
  "style": null,
  "definition": "When many parts interact in a pattern that is not simple.",
  "folk_gloss": null,
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "pattern.regularity",
      "interaction.process",
      "structure.arrangement"
    ],
    "interaction": "Many parts interact in a structured way that forms a non-simple pattern.",
    "novel_properties": [
      "non-simplicity",
      "emergent behavior"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [],
  "relations": [
    {
      "id": "complicated.structured",
      "type": "is-a",
      "note": "synonym in common usage"
    },
    {
      "id": "simple.effort",
      "type": "contrasts-with",
      "note": "antonym in structure"
    }
  ],
  "used_by": [],
  "forms": [
    "complexity"
  ],
  "closed": true,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "openrouter:qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "confidence": 0.6
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-complexity.everyday"
}