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commensurable

Pronunciation: /kəˈmɛnʃ(ə)rəb(ə)l, -sjə-/
Definition of commensurable

adjective

  • 1measurable by the same standard:the finite is not commensurable with the infinite
  • 2 (commensurable to) rare proportionate to.
  • 3 Mathematics (of numbers) in a ratio equal to a ratio of integers.

Derivatives

commensurability

Pronunciation: /-ˈbɪlɪti/
noun

commensurably

adverb

Origin:

mid 16th century: from late Latin commensurabilis, from com- 'together' + mensurabilis, from mensurare 'to measure'

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