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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Their basic incompatibility and your father’s manipulative nature are the reasons.
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 10 May 2024
Both lines of reasoning, while simplistic, contain kernels of a much larger truth: the fundamental incompatibility of the Gulf political-economic model with the category of refugee.
—Michael Ewers, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2015
Mitter perceives deeper incompatibilities between Beijing and Washington.
—Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2021
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Updates can be deployed inconsistently across devices without proper testing and staging, leading to version fragmentation, software incompatibility and more.
—Yadhu Gopalan, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 10 May 2024
Both lines of reasoning, while simplistic, contain kernels of a much larger truth: the fundamental incompatibility of the Gulf political-economic model with the category of refugee.
—Michael Ewers, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2015
Mitter perceives deeper incompatibilities between Beijing and Washington.
—Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2021
The damaging results of improper software rollouts are multifold, but here are some common examples:
Fragmentation And Inconsistency
Updates can be deployed inconsistently across devices without proper testing and staging, leading to version fragmentation, software incompatibility and more.
—Yadhu Gopalan, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Incompatibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incompatibility. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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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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