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Complementarity vs Incompatibility - What's the difference?

complementarity | incompatibility |

As nouns the difference between complementarity and incompatibility

is that complementarity is the state or characteristic of being complementary while incompatibility is the quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilability.

complementarity

English

Noun

  • The state or characteristic of being complementary
  • * 1987 April 2, Kenneth N. Gilpin, " 2 Forecasting Firms to Merge," New York Times (retrieved 1 April 2014):
    • "Synergy is one of the most overused words in the English language, but there is a tremendous complementarity to these organizations."

    incompatibility

    English

    Noun

    (incompatibilities)
  • The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilability.

    • Related terms

    * irreconcilability * incombinability

    Antonyms

    * compatibility

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