complementary distribution

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complementary
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Sense: Adjective: forming a complement

Synonyms:

corresponding , reciprocal, supplementary, supplemental, correlative, cooperative, completing, companion , interconnected, interdependent, interrelated, contrasting, counterbalancing, offsetting, equal and opposite, opposite

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