Definition of complementarity in English English dictionary
Necessary co-existence, inseparable pairs The universe is inherently complementary, such as in concave-convex, positive-negative, male-female "Unity is inherently plural" (Buckminster Fuller)
In intercropping, a net positive outcome for a crop mixture of the interactions such as competition and facilitation that occur between plant components growing simultaneously (spatial complementarity) or a mixture whose components, growing at different times, improve the capture of environmental resources (temporal complementarity)
the interrelation of reciprocity whereby one thing supplements or depends on the other; "the complementarity of the sexes"
A condition of two resources of which less is required when they are taken together than when consumed separately
The reverse structural correspondence of one molecule to another, such as an antibody to an antigen, an enzyme to a substrate, or the bases in a base pair
Consideration is made during appraisal and evaluation as to whether a project supports other activities or competes with them Where it assists or expands the overall objectives of the Programme, the projects are said to be 'complementary'
The correspondence of DNA bases in the double helix such that adenine in one strand is opposite thymine in the other strand and cytosine in one strand is opposite guanine in the other This relationship explains Chargaff's rule