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Physical sciences and mathematics

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Complementarity (molecular biology) In molecular biology, complementarity describes a relationship between two structures each following the lock-and-key principle. In nature complementarity is the base principle of DNA replication and transcription as it is a property shared b ...
, a property of nucleic acid molecules in molecular biology *
Complementarity (physics) In physics, complementarity is a conceptual aspect of quantum mechanics that Niels Bohr regarded as an essential feature of the theory. The complementarity principle holds that objects have certain pairs of complementary properties which cannot ...
, the principle that objects have complementary properties which cannot all be observed or measured simultaneously *
Complementarity theory A complementarity problem is a type of mathematical optimization problem. It is the problem of optimizing (minimizing or maximizing) a function of two vector variables subject to certain requirements (constraints) which include: that the inner pro ...
, a type of mathematical optimization problem *
Quark–lepton complementarity The quark–lepton complementarity (QLC) is a possible fundamental symmetry between quarks and leptons. First proposed in 1990 by Foot and Lew, it assumes that leptons as well as quarks come in three "colors". Such theory may reproduce the Standa ...
, a possible fundamental symmetry between quarks and leptons


Society and law

* Complementarianism, a theological view that men and women have different but complementary roles *
Complementary good In economics, a complementary good is a good whose appeal increases with the popularity of its complement. Technically, it displays a negative cross elasticity of demand and that demand for it increases when the price of another good decreases ...
, a good for which demand is increased when the price of another good is decreased * An element of
interpersonal compatibility The concept of interpersonal relationship involves social associations, connections, or affiliations between two or more people. Interpersonal relationships vary in their degree of intimacy or self-disclosure, but also in their duration, in t ...
in social psychology * The principle that the
International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individua ...
is a court of last resort


See also

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Complementarity-determining region Complementarity-determining regions (CDRs) are part of the variable chains in immunoglobulins (antibodies) and T cell receptors, generated by B-cells and T-cells respectively, where these molecules bind to their specific antigen. A set of CDRs co ...
, part of the variable chains in immunoglobulins *
Complementary angles In Euclidean geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays, called the '' sides'' of the angle, sharing a common endpoint, called the ''vertex'' of the angle. Angles formed by two rays lie in the plane that contains the rays. Angles a ...
, in geometry *
Self-complementary graph In the mathematical field of graph theory, a self-complementary graph is a graph which is isomorphic to its complement. The simplest non-trivial self-complementary graphs are the path graph and the cycle graph. There is no known characterizati ...
, in graph theory *
Yin and yang Yin and yang ( and ) is a Chinese philosophical concept that describes opposite but interconnected forces. In Chinese cosmology, the universe creates itself out of a primary chaos of material energy, organized into the cycles of yin and ya ...
, complementary relation between apparent opposites in Chinese philosophy *
Complimentary (disambiguation) Complimentary may refer to: *Compliment (disambiguation) * Complimentary language and gender *Free of charge See also *Complementary (disambiguation) A complement is something that completes something else. Complement may refer specifically t ...
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Complement (disambiguation) A complement is something that completes something else. Complement may refer specifically to: The arts * Complement (music), an interval that, when added to another, spans an octave ** Aggregate complementation, the separation of pitch-class ...
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