complex pattern

Pronunciation: \ˈkäm-ˌpleks\ \ˈpa-tərn\
Etymology: complex (Late Latin complexus totality, from Latin, embrace, from complecti) + pattern (Middle English patron, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin patronus)
Function: noun

1: a pattern that represents systems consisted of different parts which are interrelating and interact to each other.[1] [2]

Bibliography

1. “Cities and complexity: understanding cities with cellular automata, agent-based models, and fractals.” Michael Batty (2005)

2. Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary

(Vagia Pantou 10.12.2007)
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