# plectics

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. the study of complexity and its underlying simplicity

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλεκτός (plektós, “braided”) + -ics, but invented by Murray Gell-Mann.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/plectics