complementary information

ˌkɑːmpləˈmɛntəri ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of complementary information - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

informationadditional details that enhance understanding

The report included complementary information to clarify the findings.

additional information

supporting data

TECH.

data that completes or supports other data

TECH.

The complementary information provided context to the main statistics.

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Expressions with complementary

complementary angle

either of two angles summing to 90 degrees

Each is a complementary angle to the other.

complementary colour

colour opposite another on the colour wheel

Blue and orange are complementary colours.

complementary color

color opposite another on the color wheel, enhancing each other when combined

Red and green are complementary color on the color wheel.

complementary good

product that increases value of another product

Printers and ink cartridges are examples of complementary goods.

complementary medicine

medical treatments used with standard medicine for better health

She uses complementary medicine along with her regular doctor.

complementary distribution

situation where different linguistic elements occur in non-overlapping contexts

In phonetics, /p/ and /b/ in English show complementary distribution..

Expressions with information

digest information

understand and absorb information

She took a moment to digest information from the meeting.

drip information

release information slowly over time for strategic purposes

The company decided to drip information about the new product.

information explosion

rapid increase in available information or data

The information explosion challenges our ability to process data.

inside information

secret knowledge providing an advantage

She had inside information about the company's new product.

they are fishing for information

exp.

try to get information by asking questions carefully and indirectly

They are fishing for information about the new project.

too much information

exp.

having more details than needed or wanted

The lecture was too much information for the students.

ferret out information

find hidden or secret facts by searching carefully

The journalist tried to ferret out information about the scandal.

mine of information

person or source with a lot of information

She is a mine of information on local history.

a nugget of information

small valuable piece of information

She shared a nugget of information during the meeting.

fish for information

try to get information indirectly

She was fishing for information about the surprise party.

Examples of complementary information in a sentence

We received complementary information to complete the project.
The report included complementary information to clarify the findings.
Researchers gathered complementary information to support their hypothesis.

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French:informations complémentaires, données complémentaires, ...
German:ergänzende Informationen, ...
Italian:informazioni complementari, dati di supporto, ...
Spanish:información complementaria, datos complementarios, ...
Portuguese:informações complementares, dados complementares, ...
Chinese:补充信息, 辅助数据, ...
Japanese:補足情報, 補完データ, ...
Arabic:مَعْلُومَات مُكَمِّلَة, بَيَانَات مُكَمِّلَة, ...
Hebrew:מֵידָע מַשְׁלִים, מֵידָע מַשְׁלִים, ...
Russian:дополнительная информация, поддерживающие данные, ...
Ukrainian:додаткова інформація, допоміжні дані, ...
Hindi:पूरक जानकारी, पूरक डेटा, ...
Bengali:পরিপূরক তথ্য, সম্পূরক তথ্য, ...
Catalan:informació complementària, dades de suport, ...
Czech:doplňující informace, podpůrné informace, ...
Danish:supplerende information, understøttende data, ...
Dutch:aanvullende informatie, ondersteunende gegevens, ...
Greek:συμπληρωματικές πληροφορίες, υποστηρικτικά δεδομένα, ...
Hungarian:kiegészítő információ, háttérinformáció, ...
Khmer:ព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម, ទិន្នន័យបំពេញបន្ថែម, ...
Korean:보충 정보, 보조 데이터, ...
Persian:اطلاعات تکمیلی, اطلاعات پشتیبان, ...
Polish:informacje uzupełniające, dane wspierające, ...
Portuguese (BR):informação complementar, ...
Romanian:informații suplimentare, date de susținere, ...
Swedish:kompletterande information, stödjande data, ...
Thai:ข้อมูลเสริม, ข้อมูลสนับสนุน, ...
Turkish:tamamlayıcı bilgi, destekleyici veri, ...
Vietnamese:thông tin bổ sung, dữ liệu hỗ trợ, ...

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