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commensurable

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

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adjective

having the same measure or divisor:
The numbers 6 and 9 are commensurable since they are divisible by 3.
suitable in measure; proportionate.

commensurable

/ kəˈmɛnsərəbəl; -ʃə- /

adjective

maths
1. having a common factor
2. having units of the same dimensions and being related by whole numbers
  hours and minutes are commensurable
well-proportioned; proportionate

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Derived Forms

comˈmensurably, adverb
comˌmensuraˈbility, noun

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Other Words From

com·mensu·ra·bili·ty com·mensu·ra·ble·ness noun
com·mensu·ra·bly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of commensurable¹

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

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Example Sentences

In arithmetic he was the first to expound the theory of means and of proportion as applied to commensurable quantities.

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In order that the punishments of different classes of crime may be proportional, the punishments should be commensurable.

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The possible gain is, I think, in no way commensurable with the probable risks of panic and disorder.

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Not that crimes and jests are commensurable or approximable; but they are before the same judge.

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Thus we shall have an unlimited number of terms; these will be the numbers called fractional, rational or commensurable.

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