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Incompossible — In com*pos si*ble, a. [Pref. in not + compossible: cf. F. incompossible.] Not capable of joint existence; incompatible; inconsistent. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Ambition and faith . . . are . . . incompossible. Jer. Taylor. {In com*pos si*bil i*ty}, n … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incompossible — Mutually exclusive. Ambrose Bierce s definition and example from The Devil s Dictionary cannot be bettered: ‘Two things are incompossible when the world of being has scope enough for one of them, but not enough for both as Walt Whitman s poetry… … Philosophy dictionary
incompossible — (in kon po si bl ) adj. Terme dogmatique. Qui se détruit réciproquement, qui ne peut exister ensemble, en parlant d idées, de propositions. Des termes incompossible, Dict. de Trévoux. ÉTYMOLOGIE In.... 1, cum, avec, simultanément, et possible … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
incompossible — in·compossible … English syllables
incompossible — |in+ adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin incompossibilis, from Latin in in (I) + Medieval Latin compossibilis compossible more at compossible : not mutually possible : inconsistent, incompatible … Useful english dictionary
Incompossibility — Incompossible In com*pos si*ble, a. [Pref. in not + compossible: cf. F. incompossible.] Not capable of joint existence; incompatible; inconsistent. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Ambition and faith . . . are . . . incompossible. Jer. Taylor. {In com*pos… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compossibilite — Compossibilité La compossibilité selon Leibniz La compossibilité est un concept philosophique défini par Leibniz. Elle a une sphère logique plus restreinte que celle de la possibilité logique. Pour exister il ne suffit pas que quelque chose soit… … Wikipédia en Français
Compossibilité — La compossibilité selon Leibniz La compossibilité est un concept philosophique défini par Leibniz. Elle a une sphère logique plus restreinte que celle de la possibilité logique. Pour exister il ne suffit pas que quelque chose soit possible, il… … Wikipédia en Français
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm von — (1646 1716) by Brett Nicholls Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz is drawn into Deleuze s engagement with the history of philosophy with a book length study, The Fold: Leibniz and the Baroque, and he is present at strategic moments in Deleuze s… … The Deleuze dictionary
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm von — (1646 1716) by Brett Nicholls Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz is drawn into Deleuze s engagement with the history of philosophy with a book length study, The Fold: Leibniz and the Baroque, and he is present at strategic moments in Deleuze s… … The Deleuze dictionary
