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in·com·pat·ible (in′kəm pat′ə bəl)
adjective
- not compatible; specif.,
- not able to exist in harmony or agreement
- not going, or getting along, well together; incongruous, conflicting, discordant, etc.: often followed by with
- that cannot be held at one time by the same person: said of positions, ranks, etc.
- Logic
- that cannot both be true at the same time: said of propositions
- not predicable of the same subject without contradiction: said of terms
- Math. logically contradictory: said of equations or other statements
- Med., Pharmacy not suitable for being mixed or used together: said of substances having an undesirable action on each other or, when mixed, on the body
Etymology: ML incompatibilis
noun
an incompatible person or thing: usually used in pl.
Related Forms:
- incompatibility in·com′·pat′·ibil′·ity noun pl. incompatibilities -·ties
- incompatibly in·com′·pat′·ibly adverb
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