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compatibility
Updated on 04/19/2018
n.
the state in which two or more people relate harmoniously because their attitudes, traits, and desires match or complement those of the other or others.
in philosophy, the position that
free will
and
determinism
are congruent and can, in some sense, coexist. Compare
incompatibility
. See also
soft determinism
.
—compatible
adj.
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