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Supplementation vs Complementation - What's the difference?

supplementation | complementation |

As nouns the difference between supplementation and complementation

is that supplementation is supplementation while complementation is (mathematics) the replacement of a set by its complement.

supplementation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of supplementing
  • Something added as a supplement

    • complementation

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia complementation)
  • (mathematics) The replacement of a set by its complement
  • (genetics) The interaction between two genetic units such that an organism can function normally if either one is defective
  • (grammar) The relationship of a phrase to its predicate