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complement noun

  /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ , /ˈkɒmpləmənt/
  • (grammar, linguistics) A word or group of words that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object. [from 19th c.]
attribuutti, määre, predikatiivi
  • (computing) A bit with the opposite value to the given one; the logical complement of a number.
binäärikomplementti, komplementti
  • (computing, mathematics) The diminished radix complement of a number; the nines' complement of a decimal number; the ones' complement of a binary number.
kahden komplementti, vastaluku, yhden komplementti
  • (astronomy, geometry) An angle which, together with a given angle, makes a right angle. [from 18th c.]
  • (set theory) Given two sets, the set containing one set's elements that are not members of the other set (whether a relative complement or an absolute complement). [from 20th c.]
  • (immunology) One of several blood proteins that work with antibodies during an immune response. [from 20th c.]
  • (logic) An expression related to some other expression such that it is true under the same conditions that make other false, and vice versa. [from 20th c.]
komplementti
  • (optics) The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light). [from 19th c.]
komplementtiväri, täydennysväri, vastaväri
  • Something which completes, something which combines with something else to make up a complete whole; loosely, something perceived to be a harmonious or desirable partner or addition. [from 19th c.]
täydennys

complement verb

  /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ , /ˈkɒmpləmənt/
  • To provide what the partner lacks and lack what the partner provides, thus forming part of a whole.
täydentää
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