complementation

noun — 3 senses

complementation

noun
1

Mathematics, Sciences The replacement of a set by its complement

2

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences The interaction between two genetic units such that an organism can function normally if either one is defective

3

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The relationship of a phrase to its predicate

Derived terms
complementational, complon, decomplementation, hemicomplementation, intercomplementation, noncomplementation, orthocomplementation, recomplementation, transcomplementation

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