complement : Idioms & Phrases

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Arithmetical complement of a logarithm

  • . See Logarithm.
  • the difference between a logarithm and the number ten.
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Arithmetical complement of a number

  • (Math.), the difference between that number and the next higher power of 10; as, 4 is the complement of 6, and 16 of 84.
Webster 1913

Arithmetical compliment of a logarithm

  • . See under Logarithm.
Webster 1913

complement fixation

  • noun an immune response in which an antigen-antibody combination inactivates a complement (so it is unavailable to participate in a second antigen-antibody combination)
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complement fixation test

  • noun a blood test in which a sample of serum is exposed to a particular antigen and complement in order to determine whether or not antibodies to that particular antigen are present; used as a diagnostic test
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Complement of a parallelogram

  • . (Math.) See Gnomon.
Webster 1913

Complement of an arc ∨ angle

  • (Geom.), the difference between that arc or angle and 90°.
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full complement

  • noun number needed to make up a whole force
    complement.
    • a full complement of workers
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In her complement

  • (Her.), said of the moon when represented as full.
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