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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Complex \Com"plex\, n. [L. complexus]
Assemblage of related things; collection; complication.
[1913 Webster]
This parable of the wedding supper comprehends in it
the whole complex of all the blessings and privileges
exhibited by the gospel. --South.
[1913 Webster]
Complex of lines (Geom.), all the possible straight lines
in space being considered, the entire system of lines
which satisfy a single relation constitute a complex; as,
all the lines which meet a given curve make up a complex.
The lines which satisfy two relations constitute a
congruency of lines; as, the entire system of lines, each
one of which meets two given surfaces, is a congruency.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Complex \Com"plex\, n. [L. complexus]
Assemblage of related things; collection; complication.
This parable of the wedding supper comprehends in it
the whole complex of all the blessings and privileges
exhibited by the gospel. --South.
Complex of lines (Geom.), all the possible straight lines
in space being considered, the entire system of lines
which satisfy a single relation constitute a complex; as,
all the lines which meet a given curve make up a complex.
The lines which satisfy two relations constitute a
congruency of lines; as, the entire system of lines, each
one of which meets two given surfaces, is a congruency.
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