On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 01:07 -0500, Justin Pryzby wrote:
> > complement and supplement the C++ STL.
> ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^
>
> What do they mean? I'm halfway serious .. I know in math class
> complement is 90deg and supplement is 180deg.
>
> Is there a nonmath interpretation to those words, and, if so, is it
> related to the math bit?
Some output from dict:
Supplement
To fill up or supply by addition; to add something to.
Complement
To supply a lack; to supplement.
I'd be willing to substitute words that are more friendly to non-native
speakers if someone could suggest some.
--
bye,
pabs
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