incongruent

/ɪnˈkɑŋgruənt/ /ˌɪŋkənˈgruənt/

Meanings

adjective

Out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent

Examples :

"Her knowledge of world politics was incongruent in someone so young."

quality style

adjective

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

Examples :

"Because 17 divided by 5 leaves a remainder of 2, and 23 divided by 5 leaves a remainder of 3, the numbers 17 and 23 are incongruent modulo 5. "

math number

Related Words

inharmonious adjective

/ɪnˌhɑːrˈmoʊniəs/ /ˌɪnhɑːrˈmoʊniəs/

Not in harmony; discordant

"The inharmonious clashing of pots and pans in the kitchen made it difficult for me to concentrate on my homework. "

knowledge noun

/ˈnɒlɪdʒ/ /ˈnɑlɪdʒ/

The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.

"My knowledge of history helped me understand the current political situation better. "

politics verb

/ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/ /ˈpɑl.ɪˌtɪks/

To engage in political activity; politick.

"The student council members are politicking to get their proposal for a new school library adopted. "

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

A partially specified but unnamed person.

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

different noun

/ˈdɪf.(ə)ɹ.ənt/

The different ideal.

"My family has a different ideal for my future than I do. "

remainders noun

/rɪˈmeɪndərz/

A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed.

"My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder."

remainder noun

/ɹəˈmeɪndə/ /ɹəˈmeɪndɚ/

A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed.

"My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder."

divided verb

/dɪˈvaɪdɪd/ /dəˈvaɪdɪd/

To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.

"a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns"

relating verb

/rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈriːleɪtɪŋ/

To tell in a descriptive way.

"Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today."

congruent adjective

/ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹuː.ənt/ /ˈkɑːŋ.ɡɹuː.ənt/

Corresponding in character; congruous

"The student's explanation was congruent with the teacher's understanding of the topic. "

incompatible noun

/ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/

(chiefly in the plural) An incompatible substance; one of a group of things that cannot be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or opposing medicinal qualities.

"the incompatibles of iron"

numbers noun

/ˈnʌmbəz/ /ˈnʌmbɚz/

An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

"Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers."