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incompatible

[in-kuhm-pat-uh-buhl] / ˌɪn kəmˈpæt ə bəl /


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The tribunal concluded in a ruling last month that Rahman's misconduct was "fundamentally incompatible with continued registration" and erased him from the medical register allowing him to work as a doctor.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

At first, those ideas made black holes appear incompatible with the familiar laws of thermodynamics because they seemed to have infinite entropy and no temperature.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Hollywood feels incompatible with Martel’s sophisticated, confrontational movies rooted in her country’s troubles.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

Our systems were literally incompatible: We used Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat; they used Salesforce data.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

The contestants included RCA, the Columbia Broadcasting System, and General Electric, all seeking approval from the Federal Communications Commission for mutually incompatible technologies.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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