incommensurability
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kəˈmɛn adjective
1.
not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
2.
utterly disproportionate.
3.
Mathematics. (of two or more quantities) having no common measure.
noun
4.
something that is incommensurable.
5.
Mathematics. one of two or more incommensurable quantities.
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Incommensurability
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in·com·men·su·ra·bil·i·ty, in·com·men·su·ra·ble·ness, noun
in·com·men·su·ra·bly, adverb
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incommensurable (ˌɪnkəˈmɛnʃərəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj (foll by with) | |
| 1. | incapable of being judged, measured, or considered comparatively |
| 2. | not in accordance; incommensurate |
| 3. | maths |
| a. (of two numbers) having an irrational ratio | |
| b. not having units of the same dimension | |
| c. unrelated to another measurement by integral multiples | |
| —n | |
| 4. | something incommensurable |
| incommensura'bility | |
| —n | |
| incom'mensurableness | |
| —n | |
| incom'mensurably | |
| —adv | |
| incommensurable (ˌɪnkəˈmɛnʃərəbəl) | |
| —adj (foll by with) | |
| 1. | incapable of being judged, measured, or considered comparatively |
| 2. | not in accordance; incommensurate |
| 3. | maths |
| a. (of two numbers) having an irrational ratio | |
| b. not having units of the same dimension | |
| c. unrelated to another measurement by integral multiples | |
| —n | |
| 4. | something incommensurable |
| incommensura'bility | |
| —n | |
| incom'mensurableness | |
| —n | |
| incom'mensurably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
incommensurable
1557, from M.L. incommensurabilis, from in- "not" + L.L. commensurabilis, from L. com- "with" + mensurabilis "measurable," from mensurare "to measure."
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Example sentences
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