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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

complementation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
com-ple-men-ta-tion
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The replacement of a set by its complement

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The relationship of a phrase to its predicate

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

complementations (plural)

Derived Forms

complementational complon decomplementation hemicomplementation intercomplementation noncomplementation orthocomplementation recomplementation transcomplementation

Synonyms

complementary distribution

Questions

What does complementation mean?
The replacement of a set by its complement

How to pronounce complementation

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