simplicity.

1. The condition of having few or readily understood parts, relations or requirements rather than an intricate arrangement.

2. The absence of elaborate ornament, display or affectation in appearance or manner.

3. A lack of worldly experience or sophistication that can leave someone readily trusting.

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Words that belong together

• simplicity of a model
• operational simplicity

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The model’s simplicity made its assumptions visible but did not establish its accuracy.

Operational simplicity reduced the number of steps without removing the essential checks.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: definition, comparison, qualification, causal analysis. Disciplines: academic writing, institutional analysis, general research. Commonness: common.