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Noun
1. complementary distributionLinguistics
Wikipedia definition
2. Complementary distributionComplementary distribution in linguistics is the relationship between two different elements, where one element is found in a particular environment and the other element is found in the opposite environment. It often indicates that two superficially different elements are in fact the same linguistic unit at a deeper level. In some instances, more than two elements can be in complementary distribution with one another.
Read “Complementary distribution” on English Wikipedia
Read “相補分布” on Japanese Wikipedia
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