About The Word Commensurable
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Commensurable
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What's The Definition Of Commensurable?
[adj] able to be measured by a common standard; "hours and minutes are commensurable"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Commensurable: commensurate Related Terms | Find terms related to Commensurable: See Also | Commensurable In Webster's Dictionary \Com*men"su*ra*ble\, a. [L. commensurabilis; pref.
com- + mensurable. See {Commensurate}, and cf.
{Commeasurable}.]
Having a common measure; capable of being exactly measured by
the same number, quantity, or measure. --
{Com*men"su*ra*ble*ness}, n.
{Commensurable numbers} or {quantities} (Math.), those that
can be exactly expressed by some common unit; thus a foot
and yard are commensurable, since both can be expressed in
terms of an inch, one being 12 inches, the other 36
inches.
{Numbers}, or {Quantities}, {commensurable in power}, those
whose squares are commensurable.
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