Associations to the word «Complementation»

Wiktionary

COMPLEMENTATION, noun. (mathematics) The replacement of a set by its complement
COMPLEMENTATION, noun. (genetics) The interaction between two genetic units such that an organism can function normally if either one is defective
COMPLEMENTATION, noun. (grammar) The relationship of a phrase to its predicate

Dictionary definition

COMPLEMENTATION, noun. The grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate.
COMPLEMENTATION, noun. (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke