1. A technique or procedure used to deliberately introduce complexity, difficulties, or intricate elements into a process, argument, or situation
The lawyer employed a method of complication to obscure the defendant's simple guilt.
O advogado empregou um método de complicação para obscurecer a culpa simples do réu.
2. In mathematics or logic, a strategy that adds layers of complexity to a problem for analytical purposes
Using a method of complication, the mathematician transformed the equation into a more solvable form.
Usando um método de complicação, o matemático transformou a equação em uma forma mais resolúvel.