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incommensurable

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

incommensurable

/ ˌɪnkəˈmɛnʃərəbəl /

incapable of being judged, measured, or considered comparatively
postpositivefoll bywith not in accordance; incommensurate
maths
1. (of two numbers) having an irrational ratio
2. not having units of the same dimension
3. unrelated to another measurement by integral multiples

From the Late Latin word incommēnsūrābilis, dating back to 1550–60. See in- ³, commensurable

Premeditations, Powers, fore-ordained Destinies, elaborate there together an incommensurable work.

Without undertaking to measure and compare what is incommensurable, I hold that Goethe's genius is essentially lyrical.

Lastly, the Pythagoreans discovered the existence of incommensurable lines, or of irrationals.

But any such double standard, in which the two measures are absolutely incommensurable, leads straight to chaos.

And he comes, not merely in time, pretty close to Defoe, incommensurable as is the genius of the two.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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