complementarity

ˌkɑːmplɪmɛnˈtærɪti

complementarities

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Definition of complementarity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

enhancementstate of two things enhancing each other when combined

The complementarity of red and green in this painting is striking..

interdependence

mutuality

synergy

quantum physics

TECH.

principle in physics where objects have both particle and wave properties

TECH.

Quantum complementarity challenges our classical views of reality..

duality

wave-particle duality

science

TECH.

principle requiring two theories for complete microphysics description

TECH.

Complementarity is key in quantum mechanics.

duality

interdependence

linguistics

TECH.

semantic relationship where one word's negative implies another's positive

TECH.

Complementarity exists between 'alive' and 'dead'.

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Origin of complementarity

Latin, complementum (that which fills up)

Examples of complementarity in a sentence

Their skills showed great complementarity in the project.
Complementarity is key in quantum experiments.
The concept of complementarity is hard to grasp.
The concept of complementarity challenges traditional physics.
Complementarity offers a dual perspective in scientific analysis.
The complementarity of 'full' and 'empty' is evident.

In logic, complementarity can be seen in 'true' and 'false'.

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French:complémentarité, ...
German:Komplementarität, Quantenkomplementarität, ...
Italian:complementarità, principio di complementarità, ...
Spanish:complementariedad, principio de complementariedad, ...
Portuguese:complementaridade, ...
Chinese:互补性, 互补原理, ...
Japanese:補完性, 相補原理, ...
Arabic:تَكامُل, التكاملية, ...
Hebrew:מַשְׁלִימוּת, מַשְׁלִימוּת קְוַנְטִית, ...
Russian:взаимодополняемость, принцип дополнительности, ...
Ukrainian:взаємодоповнюваність, принцип доповнюваності, ...
Hindi:परस्पर पूरकता, परिपूरकता, ...
Bengali:পরিপূরকতা, অর্থগত পরিপূরকতা, ...
Catalan:complementarietat, complementarietat quàntica, ...
Czech:komplementarita, princip komplementarity, ...
Danish:komplementaritet, kvantekomplementaritet, ...
Dutch:complementariteit, aanvullendheid, ...
Greek:συμπληρωματικότητα, κβαντική συμπληρωματικότητα, ...
Hungarian:komplementaritás, kettős természet, ...
Khmer:ភាពបំពេញបន្ថែមគ្នា, គោលការណ៍បំពេញគ្នាទៅវិញទៅមក, ...
Korean:상보성, 상호 보완, ...
Persian:مکمل بودن, تکمیلی, ...
Polish:komplementarność, relacja komplementarna, ...
Portuguese (BR):complementaridade, relação complementar, ...
Romanian:complementaritate, principiul complementarității, ...
Swedish:komplementaritet, ...
Thai:ความเกื้อหนุนกัน, ความสมบูรณ์ในเชิงควอนตัม, ...
Turkish:tamamlayıcılık, kuantum tamlayıcılığı, ...
Vietnamese:tính bổ sung, tính bổ sung lượng tử, ...

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