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Complementary vs Corresponding - What's the difference?

complementary | corresponding | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between complementary and corresponding

is that complementary is acting as a complement while corresponding is that have a similar relationship.

As nouns the difference between complementary and corresponding

is that complementary is a complementary colour while corresponding is action of the verb to correspond

As a verb corresponding is

present participle of lang=en.

complementary

English

(wikipedia complementary)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Acting as a complement.
  • *
    • Using the terminology we intro-
    duced earlier, we might then say that black and white squares are in comple-
    mentary     distribution on a chess-board. By this we mean two things: firstly,
    black squares and white squares occupy different positions on the board: and
    secondly, the black and white squares complement each other in the sense that
    the black squares together with the white squares comprise the total set of 64
    squares found on the board (i.e. there is no square on the board which is not
    either black or white).
  • (genetics) Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
  • (physics) Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)

    • Usage notes

    * Complementary and complimentary are frequently confused and misused in place of one another.

    Derived terms

    * complementarily * complementarity * complementary angle * complementary colour * complementary distribution

    Related terms

    * complemental

    Noun

    (complementaries)
  • A complementary colour.
  • (obsolete) One skilled in compliments.
    • (Ben Jonson)

    External links

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    corresponding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • action of the verb to correspond

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • that have a similar relationship
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 10 , author=Jeremy Wilson , title=England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report , work=Telegraph citation , page= , passage=The most persistent tormentor was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored a hat-trick in last month’s corresponding fixture in Iceland. His ability to run at defences is instantly striking, but it is his clever use of possession that has persuaded some shrewd judges that he is an even better prospect than Theo Walcott. }}

    Derived terms

    * corresponding angles * correspondingly