perplexity

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English perplexite, borrowed from Middle French perplexité or post-classical Latin perplexitās, from perplexus (“entangled”). By surface analysis, perplex +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /pəˈplɛksɪti/ (US) IPA(key): /pəɹˈplɛksəti/ === Noun === perplexity (countable and uncountable, plural perplexities) The state or quality of being perplexed. Synonyms: puzzlement, bewilderment, confusion Something that perplexes. (information theory) A measure of how well a probability distribution or model predicts a sample. ==== Translations ====