complementarity

Noun
  1. A relation between two opposite states or principles that together exhaust the possibilities (synset 113879511)
    is a type of: ungradable opposition - an opposition that has no intermediate grade; either one or the other
  2. The interrelation of reciprocity whereby one thing supplements or depends on the other (synset 113863666)
    "the complementarity of the sexes"
    is a type of: reciprocality, reciprocity - a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence

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