00984nas a2200121 4500008004100000245001500041210001500056260001600071520069900087100002300786700001800809856003500827 2013 eng d00aComplexity0 aComplexity bSAGEcApril3 aThe term complexity derives etymologically from the Latin plexus, which means interwoven. Intuitively, this implies that something complex is composed by elements that are difficult to separate. This difficulty arises from the relevant interactions that take place between components. This lack of separability is at odds with the classical scientific method - which has been used since the times of Galileo, Newton, Descartes, and Laplace - and has also influenced philosophy and engineering. In recent decades, the scientific study of complexity and complex systems has proposed a paradigm shift in science and philosophy, proposing novel methods that take into account relevant interactions.1 aGershenson, Carlos1 aKaldis, Byron uhttp://arxiv.org/abs/1109.0214