incompatible
adjective
not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony.
incompatibility
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a word derived from
incompatible.
Example Sentences
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Intel has long dominated the server chip market, Windsor said, while Arm-based chips “have often floundered” due to incompatibility with legacy software systems in data centers.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 18, 2026
Without repeated low-stakes exposure, we can’t distinguish real incompatibility from bad first impressions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
The Supreme Court cannot strike down primary legislation - but it has the power to make a "declaration of incompatibility".
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024
This has resulted in slow switching speeds for heat movement on the order of minutes or far slower, creating issues in performance reliability as well as incompatibility with semiconductor manufacturing.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2023
This was the missing link in Darwin's logic: reproductive incompatibility, ultimately derived from genetic incompatibility, drove the origin of novel species.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
