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commensurably

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com⋅men⋅su⋅ra⋅ble

  [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:
1550–60; < LL commēnsūrābilis, equiv. to L com- com- + mēnsūrābilis (equiv. to mēnsūrā(re) (see commensurate ) + -bilis -ble )

Related forms:
com⋅men⋅su⋅ra⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, com⋅men⋅su⋅ra⋅ble⋅ness, noun
com⋅men⋅su⋅ra⋅bly, adverb
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com·men·su·ra·ble   (kə-měn'sər-ə-bəl, -shər-)   
adj.  

  1. Measurable by a common standard.

  2. Commensurate; proportionate.

  3. Mathematics Exactly divisible by the same unit an integral number of times. Used of two quantities.


[Late Latin commēnsūrābilis : Latin com-, com- + mēnsūrābilis, measurable (from mēnsūrāre, to measure; see commensurate).]
com·men'su·ra·bil'i·ty n., com·men'su·ra·bly adv.
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