Meanings
nounplectics (uncountable)
- uncountablethe study of complexity and its underlying simplicity
Origin
- Ancient Greekπλεκτός“braided”
- Englishplectics
From Ancient Greek πλεκτός (plektós, “braided”) + -ics, but invented by Murray Gell-Mann.
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plectics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plectics
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