perplexity

pərˈplɛksɪti

perplexities

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Definition of perplexity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

confusionstate of being confused or puzzled

His face showed his perplexity during the complex lecture..

bafflement

bewilderment

confusion

challengesomething that causes confusion or difficulty

The puzzle was a perplexity to all the players.

bafflement

bewilderment

confusion

information theory

TECH.

measure of prediction accuracy in models

TECH.

The model's perplexity was lower than expected.

bewilderment

confusion

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Origin of perplexity

Latin, perplexus (entangled)

Terms with perplexity included in their meaning

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bedevilling

adj.

confusion

creating confusion or perplexity

bedevilment

confusion

cause of confusion or perplexity

befuddling

adj.

confusing

causing confusion or perplexity

bemusing

adj.

confusing

causing confusion or perplexity

fuddling

adj.

confusing

causing confusion or perplexity

unconfused

adj.

understanding

clear and straightforward without perplexity

Examples of perplexity in a sentence

The sudden change left him in perplexity.
The sudden change in plans added to her perplexity.
His perplexity was evident when he saw the complex equation.
Researchers focused on reducing the perplexity of their language model.
The algorithm's perplexity score improved with more data.

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French:confusion, perplexité, ...
German:Verwirrung, Schwierigkeit, ...
Italian:perplessità, rompicapo, ...
Spanish:perplejidad, medida de precisión, ...
Portuguese:confusão, ...
Chinese:困惑, 难题, ...
Japanese:困惑, 難題, ...
Arabic:حَيْرَة, محيِّر, ...
Hebrew:מְבוּכָה, חִידָה, ...
Russian:замешательство, загадка, ...
Ukrainian:збентеження, загадка, ...
Hindi:उलझन, कठिनाई, ...
Bengali:বিভ্রান্তি, জটিলতা, ...
Catalan:perplexitat, enigma, ...
Czech:zmatenost, záhada, ...
Danish:forvirring, gåde, ...
Dutch:verwarring, perplexiteit, ...
Greek:αμηχανία, αίνιγμα, ...
Hungarian:értetlenség, fejtörő, ...
Khmer:ភាពច្របូកច្របល់, បញ្ហាចម្ងល់, ...
Korean:당혹감, 난제, ...
Persian:سردرگمی, معما, ...
Polish:zakłopotanie, zagadka, ...
Portuguese (BR):confusão, ...
Romanian:perplexitate, enigmă, ...
Swedish:förvirring, perplexitet, ...
Thai:ความงุนงง, เรื่องชวนงง, ...
Turkish:şaşkınlık, muamma, ...
Vietnamese:sự bối rối, nan đề, ...

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