commensurable

[ kuh-men-ser-uh-buhl, -sher-uh- ]
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adjective
  1. having the same measure or divisor: The numbers 6 and 9 are commensurable since they are divisible by 3.

  2. suitable in measure; proportionate.

Origin of commensurable

1
1550–60; <Late Latin commēnsūrābilis, equivalent to Latin com-com- + mēnsūrābilis (equivalent to mēnsūrā(re) (see commensurate) + -bilis-ble)

Other 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

  • On actual service, they have ever been equally reckless, but commensurably active.

    Rattlin the Reefer | Edward Howard

British Dictionary definitions for commensurable

commensurable

/ (kəˈmɛnsərəbəl, -ʃə-) /


adjective
  1. maths

    • having a common factor

    • having units of the same dimensions and being related by whole numbers: hours and minutes are commensurable

  2. well-proportioned; proportionate

Derived forms of commensurable

  • commensurability, noun
  • commensurably, adverb

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