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the satisfying lie that nothing else needs adding, until tomorrow proves otherwise
means The state of having all necessary parts, with nothing missing or left out.
from From 'complete,' which arrived in English through Old French 'complet' from Latin 'completus,' the past participle of 'complere' — 'to fill up,' built from 'com-' (an intensifier) and 'plere' (to fill), a root that also quietly stands behind 'plenty,' 'supply,' and 'replete.' The '-ness' is plain Old English, the trusty suffix we bolt onto adjectives to name the quality itself. So at its heart the word means the condition of being filled to the brim.
- gödel's bomb
- He proved no system can be both complete and consistent
- empty wins
- The empty set is technically complete and lacks nothing
- metric meaning
- In math, complete means no missing limit points
- checklist trap
- Feels like 100% but rarely actually is