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Webster 1913 Edition
Incommensurable
Inˊcom-men′su-ra-ble
,Adj.
[Pref.
in-
not + commensurable
: cf. F. incommensurable
.] Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison;
– as, quantities are
incommensurable
when no third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both; the side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable
with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable
.Inˊcom-men′su-ra-ble-ness
, Noun.
Inˊcom-men′su-ra-bly
, adv.
Inˊcom-men′su-ra-ble
,Noun.
One of two or more quantities which have no common measure.
Webster 1828 Edition
Incommensurable
INCOMMEN'SURABLE
,Adj.
Having no common measure. Two lines are incommensurable, when, compared to each other, they have no common measure,that is, no measure that will exactly measure both. oth. Quantities are incommensurable, when no third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both.