Computer Science | The etymological definition of 'complement'

The Etymological Definition of ‘Complement’ as it pertains to Computer Science:

Introduction:

The term, ‘complement’ shows up quite a bit in coding; programming and Computer science. For instance, in CSS and SVG, we have the phenomenon of complementary^[1]colours. In Computer Science, we have the ‘one’s complement’ and the ‘two’s complement.’

Body:

The English noun, ‘complement,’ is derived from the Latin 2^nd-declension neuter noun, ‘complēmentum,’^[2]Genitive: ‘complēmentī,’ which means ‘a complement.’ Set Theory is an important part of Computer Science. In Set Theory, we have the complements of sets.

A ‘complement,’ etymologically, is ‘an instrument of completion;’ ‘the means by which a quantity can be completed by another quantity;’ ‘the means by which a quantity—together with another quantity—can be completed by another quantity;’

Conclusion:

As a result of this chapter, we have now obtained an implicit understanding of what a ‘complement’ is.

In subsequent chapters we shall examine:

Complements in Set Theory;
Complements in Colour Theory;
The One’s Complement;
The Two’s Complement;
The Not Gate^[3];

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