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== Antonym to accidental complexity ==

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'''Essential complexity''' refers to a situation where all reasonable solutions to a problem must be complicated (and possibly confusing) because the "simple" solutions would not adequately solve the problem.{{cn|date=July 2014}} It stands in contrast to [[accidental complexity]], which arises purely from mismatches in the particular choice of tools and methods applied in the solution.