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Definitions for incongruent
ɪnˈkɒŋ gru ənt, ˌɪn kənˈgru-, -kəŋ-in·con·gru·ent

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. incongruentadjective

    not congruent

Wiktionary

  1. incongruentadjective

    out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent

  2. incongruentadjective

    of or relating to two numbers that have different remainders when divided by a third number

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  1. incongruent

    Incongruent generally means not in harmony or keeping; not compatible or congruous. It refers to something that is inconsistent or mismatched when compared with something else. This term is often used in mathematics, psychology, and communication studies.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Incongruentadjective

    incongruous

  2. Etymology: [L. incongruens. See In- not, and Congruent.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of incongruent in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of incongruent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of incongruent in a Sentence

  1. Steven Braverman:

    It pains me a little bit to acknowledge that there are disabled veterans … who are experiencing homelessness who don’t currently qualify to come into this building, it’s a little incongruent that our veterans who are the most disabled and will most benefit by being on this land close to the hospital, can’t get into these buildings and we’re gonna change that.

  2. Erik Pevernagie:

    Life is a mysterious puzzle, a game with incongruent sequences, strange episodes and unwritten stories. ( "Waiting for the pieces to fall into place" )

  3. Michael Collins:

    Now, we tried sometimes not to sit next to Buzz at a party because he was working 24 hours, around the clock, with 'now, if you get an ellipse and its epicenter is incongruent with the other, and then of course this comes through and the perigee is down there,'.

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