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commensurable en · ADJ

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Latin commensurabilis (“having a common measure”) in 1550s, from Latin com- (“with”) + mensurabilis (“measurable”). Equivalent to com- + mensurable.

Meanings

1. Able to be measured using a common standard.
   • A yard and a foot are commensurable, as both may be measured by inches.
2. Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate.
   • His salary is commensurable to his ability.
3. (of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number ᵂᴾ
   • The numbers 12 and 18 are commensurable, as both are divisible by 6, while 12 and 19 are incommensurable.

Forms

Antonyms

incommensurable

Deriveds

uncommensurable · commensurably · commensurableness · noncommensurable

Translations (14)

fi jaollinen samalla luvulla (divisible by same number) · cs soudělný (divisible by same number) · ru соизмери́мый (able to be measured using a common standard) · ru одного́ поря́дка (able to be measured using a common standard) · ru взаи́мно просты́е (divisible by same number) · ru сравни́мый (able to be measured using a common standard) · sv kommensurabel (divisible by same number) · de kommensurabel (able to be measured using a common standard) · cs souměřitelný (able to be measured using a common standard) · fi yhteismitallinen (able to be measured using a common standard) · ru сопостави́мый (able to be measured using a common standard) · nb sammenlignbar (able to be measured using a common standard) · fi yhteismitallinen (related in size or scale) · cmn 可通约 (able to be measured using a common standard)