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The term "complementary distribution" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is commonly used in linguistics and grammar to describe the relationship between two different parts of a sentence that cannot occur together. An example of the usage of "complementary distribution" in a sentence could be: "In English, articles 'a' and 'an' are in complementary distribution, with 'a' used before words beginning with consonant sounds and 'an' used before words beginning with vowel sounds."
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complementary distribution
noun
The distribution of phones in their respective phonetic environments such that one never appears in the same phonetic context as the other
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By leveraging technologies such as Node to glean million of leading indicator data points that can inform how you distribute leads, embracing automated and complementary distribution methods, and implementing a robust workflow in your CRM system, you'll be able to improve close rates and propel growth.
multiple territories, through complementary distribution channels.
Silicon (Si) shows a complementary distribution; as if it fills the holes left by the K-Cl based fiber structure.
This is expressed by saying that they are in complementary distribution.
The allophones of a phoneme, then, are its contextually determined variants and they are in complementary distribution.
Morphs that are in complementary distribution and represent the same morpheme are said to be allomorphs of that morpheme.
He added that complementary distribution strategies – including distribution through antenatal and immunisation clinics, or through schools, community structures and the commercial sector – are needed as part of a country's overall national distribution strategy.
These three allomorphs, it will be evident, are in complementary distribution, and the alternation between them is determined by the phonological structure of the preceding morph.
Such a scenario is also supported by the complementary distribution of electrostatic surface potentials on the interface of interacting proteins, suggesting that the FRP dimer with an extended negatively charged surface between the positively charged head domains serves as a scaffold for the re-assembly of the CTD and NTD exhibiting complementary clusters of opposite charge (Fig. 6b).
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In case of competitive exclusion, we expect negative complementary distributions of the two mouse lemur populations.
In this case, we predicted negative complementary distributions of M. coquereli and/ or C. medius with competitively superior M. murinus and spatial overlap with inferior M. berthae.
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