complementarity
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complementarity/kɒmplɪmɛnˈtarɪti/
▶noun (pl. complementarities)
- 1 a situation in which two or more different things enhance each other or form a balanced whole.
- 2 Physics the concept that two contrasted theories may be able to explain a set of phenomena, although each separately only accounts for some aspects.
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