compossible

• In the phraseology of Sir William Hamilton, the two vocations are “non-compossible.” Bridge himself was undertaking a grandly unpractical project about this time: nothing less than an attempt to dam the Androscoggin, a river liable to devastating floods; and in this enterprise he was obliged to trust to a class of men who were much more uncertain in their ways and methods than those with whom Hawthorne dealt. —  The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne
• A number of public figures in Britain have stepped forward to champion specific words, hoping to demonstrate they are compossible (possible in coexistence) with everyday speech. —  TIME.com: Top Stories
• Its activity is the reason why in less perfect monads a definite change, a passion takes place, since the action was attainable only in this way, "compossible" with this alone. —  History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time
• In the phraseology of Sir William Hamilton, the two vocations are "non-compossible." —  The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Because the scopes are compossible, it's much easier to add calculations to the various slices of stories that the system needs. —  Pathfinder Development

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