Word: perplexity
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: per
plex
i
ty
Definition: In information theory, a measurement of how well a probability distribution or model predicts a sample.
Morphemes:
Affix: perplex
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: per
Language: la
Decoded: per
Meaning: through
Affix: plexus
Language: la
Decoded: plexus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: involved, intricate, entangled, ambiguous
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"