komplexere

Komplexere is a German word-form functioning as the comparative degree of the adjective komplex, meaning more complex. It is used to compare levels of complexity between two or more things and is common in everyday language as well as in academic and professional writing.

Etymology and meaning: The adjective komplex comes from the Latin complexus via French complexe and was borrowed into German. The comparative suffix -ere is attached to form komplexere, which signals that something has a higher degree of complexity than another element in the sentence.

Usage and examples: Komplexere is predominantly used with feminine singular nouns in attributive position, as in eine komplexere Lösung (a more complex solution). It also appears in plural form die komplexeren Lösungen (the more complex solutions). In predicative position, the comparative often takes the form ist komplexer, as in Die Lösung ist komplexer als erwartet (The solution is more complex than expected). The exact ending of the adjective varies with gender, number, and case, following standard German adjective declension patterns.

Domain and style: The word is widely used across domains such as science, engineering, philosophy, and policy analysis to contrast different approaches, models, or explanations. It helps express incremental increases in intricacy, safeguards, or sophistication when evaluating alternatives.

See also: komplex (the positive form), Komplexität (complexity), comparative adjectives in German, linguistic grammar references.