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complementation vs distribution

distribution vs complementation

complementation and distribution both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
complementation Yes No No No
distribution Yes No No No
As nouns, distribution is a hypernym of complementation; that is, distribution is a word with a broader meaning than complementation:
  • complementation: (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts
  • distribution: the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
Other hypernyms of complementation include dispersion.
complementation (noun) distribution (noun)
(linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
the grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer
the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
Difference between complementation and distribution

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