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Definitions for commensurable
kəˈmɛn sər ə bəl, -ʃər ə-com·men·su·rable
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Princeton's WordNet
commensurableadjective
capable of being measured by a common standard
"hours and minutes are commensurable"
Wiktionary
commensurableadjective
Able to be measured using a common standard
A yard and a foot are commensurable, as both may be measured by inches.
commensurableadjective
Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate
commensurableadjective
(of two numbers) Exactly divisible by the same number an integer number of times
The numbers 12 and 18 are commensurable, as both are divisible by 6, while 12 and 19 are incommensurable.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Commensurableadjective
Reducible to some common measure; as a yard and a foot are measured by an inch.
Etymology: con and mensura, Lat.
Wikipedia
commensurable
Two concepts or things are commensurable if they are measurable or comparable by a common standard.
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commensurable
Commensurable refers to the ability of two or more quantities, numbers, or objects to be measured or compared using a common unit or standard. It often denotes that the quantities are in a proportionate or harmonic relationship, which can be quantified using ratios or multiples. It is used in various fields such as mathematics, economics, and philosophy.
Webster Dictionary
Commensurableadjective
having a common measure; capable of being exactly measured by the same number, quantity, or measure
Etymology: [L. commensurabilis; pref. com- + mensurable. See Commensurate, and cf. Commeasurable.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Commensurable
kom-en′sū-ra-bl, adj. having a common measure.—ns. Commensurabil′ity, Commen′surableness.—adv. Commen′surably.—adj. Commen′surāte, of the same measure with: equal in measure or extent: in proportion with.—adv. Commen′surātely.—ns. Commen′surāteness, Commensurā′tion. [L. com, with, and mensura, a measure—metīri, mensus, to measure.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of commensurable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of commensurable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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