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Commensurable

Com-men′su-ra-ble

,
Adj.
[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.
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Com-men′su-ra-ble-ness
,
Noun.
Commensurable numbers
or
Commensurable 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.
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Numbers commensurable in power
, or
Quantities commensurable in power
,
those whose squares are commensurable.