"incongruent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more incongruent [comparative], most incongruent [superlative]
Etymology: From in- + congruent. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|congruent}} in- + congruent Head templates: {{en-adj}} incongruent (comparative more incongruent, superlative most incongruent)
  1. out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent
    Sense id: en-incongruent-en-adj-yv9UgRdJ
  2. (mathematics) of or relating to two numbers that have different remainders when divided by a third number Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-incongruent-en-adj-m9-avkxl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: incongruous, absurd, inappropriate Related terms: anachronistic
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