commensurable
having the same measure or divisor: The numbers 6 and 9 are commensurable since they are divisible by 3.
suitable in measure; proportionate.
Origin of commensurable
1Other words from commensurable
- com·men·su·ra·bil·i·ty, com·men·su·ra·ble·ness, noun
- com·men·su·ra·bly, adverb
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How to use commensurable in a sentence
A mixture of the soul and body, which must imply their commensurability, would demand explanation.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4 | Plotinos (Plotinus)The reason of these discords I conceive to be, that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
Essays | Ralph Waldo EmersonThe hachured hills are based upon contours, and are of admirable commensurability.
The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.
Essays, Second Series | Ralph Waldo EmersonThere is no more commensurability between them than between "the brightness of day and the force of magnetic attractions."
The Theistic Conception of the World | B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker
British Dictionary definitions for commensurable
/ (kəˈmɛnsərəbəl, -ʃə-) /
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 of commensurable
- commensurability, noun
- commensurably, adverb
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