complementarity
Parts completing wholes
Complementarity is the quality of things that complete or enhance each other by supplying what the other lacks.
In biology, base pairs exhibit complementarity when they bond precisely: adenine with thymine, cytosine with guanine.
In physics, the principle of complementarity holds that light behaves as both wave and particle depending on how it's observed.
More broadly, complementarity describes any relationship where differences fit together productively: the complementarity of their skills made them effective partners.
Chinese duality symbol
- wave-particleQuantum duality concept
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- polarityState of opposing forces
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
antithesis · counterpart · juxtaposition · duality · paradox · contrast · pairing · binary
State of balance
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
- equipoiseEqual distribution of weight
- parityState of being equal
proportionality · evenness · homeostasis · calibration · offset · counterweight · matching · correspondence
Interspecies biological interdependence
- mutualityShared dependence or exchange
- interrelationMutual connection between things
- interconnectednessState of mutual linkage
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
interplay · cooperation · partnership · collaboration · reciprocal · mutual · codependence · synergism
State of being whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
- totalityComplete aggregate amount
- fullnessState of being complete
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
unification · synthesis · gestalt · comprehensive · all-encompassing · entirety · integral · cohesive
Quantum duality concept
- BohrDanish nuclear science surname
- CopenhagenDenmark's capital city
- superpositionCoexisting in multiple states
- measurementDetermining size or amount
photon · electron · uncertainty · observable · entanglement · conjugate · Heisenberg
Mutual suitability between things
- accordHarmony between parties
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- congruenceState of agreement
- attunementHarmonious receptive connection
resonance · rapport · synchrony · confluence · fit · alignment · concord · blend
yin-yang
Chinese duality symbol
- wave-particleQuantum duality concept
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- polarityState of opposing forces
opposition · antithesis · counterpart · juxtaposition · duality · paradox · contrast · pairing · binary · two-sided
equilibrium
State of balance
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
- equipoiseEqual distribution of weight
parity · proportionality · evenness · homeostasis · calibration · offset · counterweight · matching · correspondence · equivalence
symbiosis
Interspecies biological interdependence
- mutualityShared dependence or exchange
- interrelationMutual connection between things
- interconnectednessState of mutual linkage
coexistence · interplay · cooperation · partnership · collaboration · reciprocal · mutual · codependence · synergism · meshing
completeness
State of being whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
- totalityComplete aggregate amount
- fullnessState of being complete
holistic · unification · synthesis · gestalt · comprehensive · all-encompassing · entirety · integral · cohesive · undivided
wave-particle
Quantum duality concept
- BohrDanish nuclear science surname
- CopenhagenDenmark's capital city
- superpositionCoexisting in multiple states
measurement · photon · electron · uncertainty · observable · entanglement · conjugate · Heisenberg
compatibility
Mutual suitability between things
- accordHarmony between parties
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- congruenceState of agreement
attunement · resonance · rapport · synchrony · confluence · fit · alignment · concord · blend · coordination
- physicsphysics, momentum, atom, acceleration, gravity
- oppositesopposite, opposites, antonym, antonyms, inverse
- Quantum Mechanicssuperposition, entanglement, wave function, uncertainty principle, Schrodinger equation
- legal defensesself-defense, alibi, affirmative defense, insanity defense, insanity
- Quantum PhilosophyCopenhagen interpretation, measurement problem, superposition, hidden variables, decoherence
- marriage valuesfidelity, faithfulness, loyalty, trust, commitment
complementarityredundancy
Needless duplication
duplication · superfluity · overlap · substitutability · replication
complementaritysameness
State of being identical
identity · uniformity · identicality · homogeneity · equivalence
complementarityincompatibility
Unable to function together
antagonism · conflict · interference · discord · mutual exclusivity
complete, supplement, incomplete, accomplish, completion, deplete, complement, accomplishment, replete