nine's complement

naɪnz ˈkɑːmpləmənt

Definition

Definition of nine's complement - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

TECH.

digit-by-digit subtraction method giving nine minus each digit

TECH.

The nine's complement of 456 is 543.
To find the nine's complement, subtract each digit from nine.
The nine's complement method simplifies subtraction problems.

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Expressions with nine

cloud nine

state of extreme happiness or bliss

After winning the lottery, she was on cloud nine.

nine lives

ability to survive or escape danger many times

She seems to have nine lives after all those accidents.

nine times out of ten

exp.

very often or most of the time

Nine times out of ten, he arrives early.

on cloud nine

adj.

in a state of blissful happiness

He felt on cloud nine during their honeymoon.

the whole nine yards

includes everything possible or the full amount

He gave the whole nine yards for the project.

have nine lives

survive many dangerous situations without harm

He seems to have nine lives after all those accidents.

Expressions with complement

full complement

entire number of items or people needed for a purpose

The ship sailed with its full complement of crew.

staff complement

total number of staff members in an organization

The hospital increased its staff complement to handle more patients.

personnel complement

total number of staff in an organization

The personnel complement of the company is 150 employees.

complement system

group of blood proteins helping the body fight infections

The complement system helps destroy bacteria in the blood.

complement fixation

immune response where antigen-antibody complex inactivates complement

Complement fixation is used in diagnostic tests for infections.

complement fixation reaction

immunological test detecting antibodies by complement binding

The complement fixation reaction confirmed the presence of the virus.

roller complement

set of rollers in a bearing or machine

The roller complement in the bearing needs replacement.

two's complement

method for representing signed numbers in binary form

Two's complement is used in most computer systems.

complement fixation test

serum procedure using antigen plus complement to identify antibodies or antigen

The doctor ordered a complement fixation test to check for certain infections.

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French:complément à neuf, ...
German:Neunerkomplement, ...
Italian:complemento a nove, ...
Spanish:complemento a nueve, ...
Portuguese:complemento de nove, ...
Chinese:九补数, ...
Japanese:9の補数, ...
Arabic:مُتَمِّم التِسعَة, ...
Hebrew:הַמַּשְׁלִים לְתִשְׁעָה, ...
Russian:девятое дополнение, ...
Ukrainian:дев'яткове доповнення, ...
Hindi:नौ का पूरक, ...
Bengali:নয়ের পরিপূরক, ...
Catalan:complement a nou, ...
Czech:devítkový doplněk, ...
Danish:ni-komplement, ...
Dutch:negencomplement, ...
Greek:συμπλήρωμα εννέα, ...
Hungarian:kilences komplemens, ...
Khmer:វិធីគណនាដកខ្ទង់នីមួយៗពីប្រាំបួន, ...
Korean:9의 여수, ...
Persian:مکمل عددی نه‌گانه, ...
Polish:dopełnienie do dziewięciu, ...
Portuguese (BR):complemento de nove, ...
Romanian:complement la nouă, ...
Swedish:nios komplement, ...
Thai:คอมพลีเมนต์ของเก้า, ...
Turkish:dokuzun tümleyeni, ...
Vietnamese:bù chín, ...

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