perplexity
(noun) trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
perplexity (countable and uncountable, plural perplexities)
The state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused.
Something that perplexes.
In information theory, a measurement of how well a probability distribution or model predicts a sample.
Source: Wiktionary
Per*plex"i*ty, n.; pl. Perplexities. Etym: [L. perplexitas: cf. F. perplexité.]
Definition: The quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; distraction of mind through doubt or difficulty; embarrassment; bewilderment; doubt. By their own perplexities involved, They ravel more. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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