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Definitions for incommensurate
ˌɪn kəˈmɛn sər ɪt, -ʃər-in·com·men·su·rate
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Princeton's WordNet
incommensurateadjective
not corresponding in size or degree or extent
"a reward incommensurate with his effort"
Wiktionary
incommensurateadjective
Out of proportion (in size, degree or extent) with something else
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Incommensurateadjective
Not admitting one common measure.
Etymology: in, con, and mensura, Latin.
The diagonal line and side of a quadrate, which, to our apprehension, are incommensurate, are yet commensurable to the infinite comprehension of the divine intellect. More.
As all other measures of time are reducible to these three; so we labour to reduce these three, though strictly of themselves incommensurate to one another, for civil use, measuring the greater by the less. William Holder, on Time.
If the year comprehend days, it is but as any greater space of time may be said to comprehend a less, though the less space be incommensurate to the greater. William Holder, on Time.
Wikipedia
incommensurate
Two concepts or things are commensurable if they are measurable or comparable by a common standard.
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incommensurate
Incommensurate generally refers to something that is disproportionate or not corresponding in size, extent, amount, degree, or nature. It indicates a lack of proper proportion or relationship between two or more things.
Webster Dictionary
Incommensurateadjective
not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure; incommensurable
Incommensurateadjective
not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not adequate; as, our means are incommensurate to our wants
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of incommensurate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of incommensurate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of incommensurate in a Sentence
Our product took the wrong path, and content appeared that was incommensurate with socialist core values.
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