Definition of PERPLEXITY

perplexity

Plural: perplexities

Noun

  • trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
  • The state or quality of being perplexed.
  • Something that perplexes.
  • A measure of how well a probability distribution or model predicts a sample.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English perplexite, borrowed from Middle French perplexité or post-classical Latin perplexitās, from perplexus (“entangled”). By surface analysis, perplex + -ity.

Scrabble Score: 24

perplexity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
perplexity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
perplexity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

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