1. A theoretical framework or set of principles that work together to complete or enhance understanding of a subject, where different theories or approaches supplement each other rather than contradict
Quantum mechanics and relativity can be viewed as complementary theories that together provide a more complete picture of physics.
A mecânica quântica e a relatividade podem ser vistas como teorias complementares que juntas fornecem uma imagem mais completa da física.
2. In science and philosophy, an approach where two or more theories are not mutually exclusive but rather provide different perspectives on the same phenomenon
Bohr's complementarity principle suggests that wave and particle descriptions are complementary theories of light.
O princípio da complementaridade de Bohr sugere que as descrições ondulatória e corpuscular são teorias complementares da luz.