as in paradoxes
someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another
she's an incongruity: an impeccably groomed woman who keeps a messy house
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paradoxes
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Relational quantum mechanics uses similar ideas to make sense of all quantum paradoxes in a precise mathematical way.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025 -
And the most powerful constraints are often paradoxes that can’t be resolved — only engaged.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Incongruities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruities. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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