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Complementary
"Complementary" in a Sentence (14 examples)
It is likely that these two consonants are in complementary distribution.
The important point concerning the complementary distribution is to specify the environment where the individual sounds occur.
They are highly complementary.
Television and newspapers play complementary roles.
The Yin and the Yang are complementary rather than opposite forces.
The new formula in physics describes humans as paradoxical beings who have two complementary aspects. They can show properties of Newtonian objects and also infinite fields of consciousness.
Blue is the complementary color to orange, so you'll often see them together on movie posters.
Mitigation and adaptation activities can be considered complementary strategies—mitigation efforts can reduce future risks, while adaptation can minimize the consequences of changes that are already happening as a result of past and present greenhouse gas emissions.
While some believe that science and religion are irreconcilable worldviews based in conflicting conceptions of truth, others see them as two distinct - and potentially complementary - approaches to understanding the universe.
Complementary colors are opposite one another on a color wheel.
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I'll provide you with some complementary notes to help you study.
The two business partners had complementary abilities: one had excellent people skills, while the other had a head for figures.
Using the terminology we introduced earlier, we might then say that black and white squares are in complementary distribution on a chessboard. By this we mean two things: firstly, black squares and white squares occupy different positions on the board: and secondly, the black and white squares complement each other in the sense that the black squares together with the white squares comprise the total set of 64 squares found on the board (i.e. there is no square on the board which is not either black or white).
the hands of the most skilful and cunning complementaries alive
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