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complementarity
[ kom-pluh-men-tar-i-tee ]
complementarity
/ ˌɒɪəˈæɪɪ /
noun
- a state or system that involves complementary components
- physics the principle that the complete description of a phenomenon in microphysics requires the use of two distinct theories that are complementary to each other See also duality
complementarity
/ ŏ′pə-ə-â′ĭ-ŧ /
- The concept that the underlying properties of entities (especially subatomic particles) may manifest themselves in contradictory forms at different times, depending on the conditions of observation; thus, any physical model of an entity exclusively in terms of one form or the other will be necessarily incomplete. For example, although a unified quantum mechanical understanding of such phenomena as light has been developed, light sometimes exhibits properties of waves and sometimes properties of particles (an example of wave-particle duality).
- See also uncertainty principle
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of complementarity1
Example Sentences
Such complementarity will become ever more important as variable renewable energy sources account for a greater proportion of power entering the grid, she says.
Nevertheless, Greece’s Orthodox leadership unanimously opposed the law in January, saying the “duality of genders and their complementarity are not social inventions but originate from God.”
"The two sides have strong economic complementarity and huge potential for cooperation," said Mao, when asked by reporters to comment on Mondino's remarks.
This process always relies on perfect sequence complementarity.
Since 2016, policies from the vastly different Trump and Biden administrations have combined in a sort of accidental complementarity to keep both job and economic growth above the Fed's estimate of potential.
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