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|Description=The law of compatiblity compatibility links the compatibility criteria with various assessment outcomes. The If [[Compatibility|compatibility criteria ]] is defined as the ability of a pair of elements to mutually co-exist. Assessment outcomes just means in the same mosaic, then the various possibilities that result when a pair is assessed assessment for compatibilityis essentially the process by which the epistemic agent decides whether any given pair of elements (i.e. theories, questions, methods) can be simultaneously part of their mosaic. Such an assessment can yield three possible outcomes - ''satisfied'', ''not satisfied'', and ''inconclusive''.[[CiteRef::Sarwar and Fraser (2018)|p. 73]]. Accordingly, the law of compatibility states that if a pair of elements does satisfy the compatibility criteria of the time, then it is deemed as compatible. If, however, an element is taken to be incompatible with the other one, then the pair is deemed as incompatible. Finally, the assessment of compatibility may be inconclusive. In this case, the pair may be deemed compatible, incompatible, or its status may remain unknown.The diagram below summarizes the relation between assessment outcomes and their effects: {{PrintDiagramFile|diagram file=The Law of Compatibility Assessment Outcomes (Fraser-Sarwar-2018).png}}

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