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Complement

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Meaning

Noun

The
, the
amount or number which
something.
In Nautical:
The whole working
of a vessel.
In Heraldry:
Fullness (of the moon).
In Astronomy & Geometry:
An
which,
a given
, makes a right
.
Something which
, something which
with
to
a
whole;
, something
to be a
or
or addition.
In Grammar & Linguistics:
A
or group of
that
a
in the
or is
with the
or object.
In Music:
An
which,
the given
, makes an octave.
In Optics:
The
which, when
with the given
,
(for
) or
(for
light).
In Set theory:
Given
, the set
one set's
that are not members of the other set (whether a
or an
).
In Immunology:
One of several blood
that work with
during an
response.
In Logic:
An
related to some other
it is
under the same
that make other
, and
versa.
In Electronics:
A
the
to the given one.
In Computing:
A
with the
value to the given one; the
of a number.
In Computing & Mathematics:
In Computing & Mathematics:
The
of a number; the
of a
number.
In Computing & Mathematics:
The
of a number.
In Genetics:
A
in which each
is
by
he
of
he
iven
:
(A) by
(T) or
(U),
(C) by
(G), and
versa.
In Biochemistry:
Synonym of alexin
In Economics:
Abbreviation of
good.
Something (or someone) that
; the consummation.
The
of
something, or the
of being
;
,
, fulfilment.
Something which
,
etc.; an accessory.
Obsolete
or
of compliment.

Verb

To
, to
, to make whole.
To provide
and
provides, thus
part of a whole.
To change a
, number,
, etc. to its complement.
Alternative
of compliment
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Wiktionary

Origin

complement
English
arrow
complementum
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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