incompatibility
noun
in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty
ˌin-kəm-ˌpa-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
plural incompatibilities
1
a
: the quality or state of being incompatible
b
: lack of interfertility between two plants
2
incompatibilities plural
: mutually antagonistic things or qualities
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There could be application or device driver incompatibilities that Microsoft detects and places a safeguard against upgrading your device.
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Tom Warren, The Verge, 1 Oct. 2024
The findings led Rice’s team to start thinking about genetic incompatibilities.
—Rebecca Heisman, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Crashes and bugs due to incompatibility lead to frustration and negative reviews.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
The build environment on Fedora 40, for example, contains incompatibilities that prevent the injection from correctly occurring.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2024
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Tom Warren, The Verge, 1 Oct. 2024
The findings led Rice’s team to start thinking about genetic incompatibilities.
—Rebecca Heisman, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Crashes and bugs due to incompatibility lead to frustration and negative reviews.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
The build environment on Fedora 40, for example, contains incompatibilities that prevent the injection from correctly occurring.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2024
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incompatibility
noun
in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty
ˌin-kəm-ˌpat-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē
plural incompatibilities
: the quality or state of being incompatible
Medical Definition
incompatibility
noun
in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty
ˌin-kəm-ˌpat-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē
plural incompatibilities
: the quality or state of being incompatible
chemical incompatibility
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