complement
noun
/ˈkɑmpləmənt/
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/ˈkɒmpləmənt/
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- (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.]
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attribuutti,
määre,
predikatiivi
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- (computing) A bit with the opposite value to the given one; the logical complement of a number.
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binäärikomplementti,
komplementti
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- (computing, mathematics) The diminished radix complement of a number; the nines' complement of a decimal number; the ones' complement of a binary number.
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kahden komplementti,
vastaluku,
yhden komplementti
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- (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.]
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komplementti
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- (optics) The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light). [from 19th c.]
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komplementtiväri,
täydennysväri,
vastaväri
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- 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.]
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täydennys
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complement
verb
/ˈkɑmpləmənt/
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/ˈkɒmpləmənt/
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- To provide what the partner lacks and lack what the partner provides, thus forming part of a whole.
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täydentää
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