perplexity vs simplicity

perplexity

noun
  • The state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused. 

  • Something that perplexes. 

  • In information theory, a measurement of how well a probability distribution or model predicts a sample. 

simplicity

noun
  • Lack of subtlety or abstruseness; clarity 

  • Lack of artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness 

  • Lack of complication; efficiency. 

  • The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts 

  • The quality or state of being unmixed or uncompounded 

  • Lack of sharpness of mind; lack of ability to think using complex ideas; stupidity 

How often have the words perplexity and simplicity occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )