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Webster 1913 Edition


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.
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.
Numbers commensurable in power
, or
Quantities commensurable in power
,
those whose squares are commensurable.

Definition 2024


commensurable

commensurable

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Adjective

commensurable (comparative more commensurable, superlative most commensurable)

  1. Able to be measured using a common standard
    A yard and a foot are commensurable, as both may be measured by inches.
  2. Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate
  3. (mathematics) (of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number WP
    The numbers 12 and 18 are commensurable, as both are divisible by 6, while 12 and 19 are incommensurable.

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