less complexity vs lower complexity

Both 'less complexity' and 'lower complexity' are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They can be used interchangeably to indicate a reduced level of complexity. The choice between them depends on personal preference or the specific context in which they are used.

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less complexity

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a reduced level of complexity.

This phrase is used to describe a situation where the level of complexity is decreased or minimized.

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The simple certainties of the 20th century are less clear in the complexities of the 21st century.
The approval process may take less than six months where proportionate to the complexity.
Financial aid is difficult to obtain due to its complexity, while the monitoring systems continue to be designed in a less than optimal way.
In order to provide enough space for environmental complexity, no animal enclosure should be less than 4500 cm2.
With regard to the form, content and procedural complexity of the origination regulation however, and its overall complexity, the result is that it is very hard to use, especially for the less developed countries.
The time-limit for this submission shall be appropriate to the complexity of the needs which the outline proposals are invited to meet and, in any case, may not be less than 25 days from the date of dispatch of the invitations.
Member States undertake not to require smaller and less complex enterprises (including small and medium-sized enterprises) to produce the amount or complexity of documentation that might be expected from larger and more complex enterprises.
We shall never tire of repeating that the complexity of the problems and solutions would have been less traumatic if the institutional structure had been overhauled prior to enlargement and, consequently, the balance of power within the Union redressed.
Mr President, the report by Mrs Cederschiöld must be congratulated for having highlighted the often subtle distinction between organised crime and less serious crime and between prevention and repression, despite the complexities all these concepts involve.
I have talked about four techniques for mitigating the problem of choice overload - cut - get rid of the extraneous alternatives; concretize - make it real; categorize - we can handle more categories, less choices; condition for complexity.
the complexity of the interface (e.g. less than two menu changes),
In less developed countries, however, and I am thinking of Romania too when I say this, limited resources and the complexity of the technical and organisational aspects present a major difficulty in terms of creating a European Research Infrastructure.
The Commission did not state in the decision initiating the formal procedure that such a method would be impossible, but underlined its complexity; Italy agrees with this and acknowledges that it was a less satisfactory method of construction.
The complexity of financial regulations and administrative burdens also restrict the development of SMEs, and it is therefore important to remove any administrative barriers and propose simplified and less costly regulations and guidelines.

Alternatives:

reduced complexity
simplified complexity
decreased complexity
diminished complexity
streamlined complexity

lower complexity