Editing Complexity (section)

== Study ==
Complexity has always been a part of our environment, and therefore many scientific fields have dealt with [[Complex system|complex systems]] and phenomena. From one perspective, that which is somehow complex – displaying variation without being random – is most worthy of interest given the rewards found in the depths of exploration.

The use of the term complex is often confused with the term complicated. In today's systems, this is the difference between myriad connecting "stovepipes" and effective "integrated" solutions.<ref>[[Lissack, Michael R.]]; [[Johan Roos]] (2000). ''The Next Common Sense, The e-Manager's Guide to Mastering Complexity.'' Intercultural Press. {{ISBN|978-1-85788-235-3}}.
</ref> This means that complex is the opposite of independent, while complicated is the opposite of simple.

While this has led some fields to come up with specific definitions of complexity, there is a more recent movement to regroup observations [[interdisciplinarity|from different fields]] to study complexity in itself, whether it appears in [[anthill]]s, [[human brain]]s or [[Social system|social systems]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.academia.edu/30193748|title=Complexics as a meta-transdisciplinary field|last=Bastardas-Boada|first=Albert|journal=Congrès Mondial Pour la Pensée Complexe. Les Défis d'Un Monde Globalisé. (Paris, 8-9 Décembre). Unesco|date=January 2019}}</ref> One such interdisciplinary group of fields is [[relational order theories]].