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commensurable
[ kuh-men-ser-uh-buhl, -sher-uh- ]
adjective
- having the same measure or divisor:
The numbers 6 and 9 are commensurable since they are divisible by 3.
- suitable in measure; proportionate.
commensurable
/ -ʃə-; kəˈmɛnsərəbəl /
adjective
- maths
- having a common factor
- having units of the same dimensions and being related by whole numbers
hours and minutes are commensurable
- well-proportioned; proportionate
Derived Forms
- comˌmensuraˈbility, noun
- comˈmensurably, adverb
Other Words From
- com·mensu·ra·bili·ty com·mensu·ra·ble·ness noun
- com·mensu·ra·bly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of commensurable1
Example Sentences
In arithmetic he was the first to expound the theory of means and of proportion as applied to commensurable quantities.
In order that the punishments of different classes of crime may be proportional, the punishments should be commensurable.
The possible gain is, I think, in no way commensurable with the probable risks of panic and disorder.
Not that crimes and jests are commensurable or approximable; but they are before the same judge.
Thus we shall have an unlimited number of terms; these will be the numbers called fractional, rational or commensurable.
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