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incommensurable

[in-kuh-men-ser-uh-buhl, -sher-]

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adjective

not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.

utterly disproportionate.

Mathematics. (of two or more quantities) having no common measure.

noun

something that is incommensurable.

Mathematics. one of two or more incommensurable quantities.

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the ratio of the integral of a given function over a closed interval to the length of the interval

a variable in a functional relation whose value determines the value or values of other variables, such as x in the relation y = 3x

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Origin:
1550–60; < Late Latin incommēnsūrābilis. See in-³, commensurable

Related forms

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 (ˌɪnkəˈmɛnʃərəb^əl)

—*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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