ðˈɛn ɪf ðə ɹᵻvˈɜːs vˈoʊltɪdʒ ɪz , ænd ðə fˈɔːɹwɚd kˈɜːɹənt ɪz , ðˈɛn ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ kˌɑːmplɪməntˈæɹᵻɾi ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈuː:
Then if the reverse voltage is , and the forward current is , then there is a complementarity relationship between the two: