Associations to the word «Complementarity»

Wiktionary

COMPLEMENTARITY, noun. The state or characteristic of being complementary

Dictionary definition

COMPLEMENTARITY, noun. A relation between two opposite states or principles that together exhaust the possibilities.
COMPLEMENTARITY, noun. The interrelation of reciprocity whereby one thing supplements or depends on the other; "the complementarity of the sexes".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.