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complementarity [‚käm·plə·mən′tar·əd·ē] (quantum mechanics) The principle that nature has complementary aspects, particle and wave; the two aspects are related byp=h/λ andE=hν, wherepandEare the momentum and energy of the particle, λ and ν are the length and frequency of the wave, andhis Planck's constant. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This essay challenges the complementarity interpretive approach to Genesis 1-2 on two interrelated grounds: (1) it imposes on Genesis 1-2 questions foreign to the issues the texts are addressing, and (2) it assumes that the modern anthropological model of two sexes differentiated on biological grounds has been constant from ancient times to the present. If there was anything less likely to engage female students than The Vagina Monologues," Spark writes, "it is talk about the complementarity of the sexes and the inseparability of the unitive and procreative dimensions of the conjugal act. In addition, same-sex "marriage" is a more effective term than "sodo-matrimony" in connoting complementarity between spouses. |
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