At the same time the classifications 'woman' and 'man' are what Hacking calls "interactive kinds": gender classifications occur within a complex matrix of institutions and practices, and being classified as a woman (or not), or a man (or not), or third, fourth, fifth sex/gender or not, has a profound effect on an individual.
The doll, which Hasbro developed with the iRobot Corporation of Somerville, Mass., is a complex matrix of sensors and chips.
How will this new transparency affect the complex matrix of relationships between health professionals, pharmaceutical firms, the NHS and, most importantly, patients?
"Sixty per cent of all clients have been subjected to domestic violence, and almost all present with a complex matrix of interrelated legal matters that require, and receive, a dedicated focus," Lethlean said.
"I've always felt the appeal of the show is a complex matrix of, firstly, how ludicrously easy it is to get involved at the most basic level – after all, you just walk out the door and look up.
Messaging is complicated, though, and deeply fractured: every conversation using a computer is a complex matrix of choices about what we'll say, whom we'll say it to, and which service we'll use to say it.
His comments suggested that Mr. Obama was beginning a familiar pirouette, adjusting positions on trade first made for domestic political consumption to deal with the more complex matrix of forces that come into play when governing.
Instead, LGBTQ+ identity is being assimilated into a complex matrix of legibility, homonationalism, and the "Gay Inc" nonprofit industrial complex.
Underneath the Surface Web is the Dark Web, a complex matrix of encrypted websites that let users remain anonymous.
To ignore the complex matrix of issues was like trying to patch a cracked bone with a band aid.
Every society has a way of life: a complex matrix of manners, styles of dress, norms for social behavior, rituals, religions, values and language.
