COMPLEMENTATION

complementation

(noun) the grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

complementation (countable and uncountable, plural complementations)

(mathematics) The replacement of a set by its complement

(genetics) The interaction between two genetic units such that an organism can function normally if either one is defective

(grammar) The relationship of a phrase to its predicate

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

27 December 2024

OBLIGATE

(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”


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