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commensurable

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

adjective

  1. having the same measure or divisor:

    The numbers 6 and 9 are commensurable since they are divisible by 3.

  2. suitable in measure; proportionate.


commensurable

/ -ʃə-; kəˈmɛnsərəbəl /

adjective

  1. maths
    1. having a common factor
    2. having units of the same dimensions and being related by whole numbers

      hours and minutes are commensurable

  2. well-proportioned; proportionate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • dzˌԲܰˈٲ, noun
  • dzˈԲܰ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • dz·ȴ··i·ٲ dz·s···Ա noun
  • dz·s·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of commensurable1

1550–60; < Late Latin dzŧԲū, equivalent to Latin com- com- + ŧԲū (equivalent to ŧԲū ( re ) ( commensurate ) + -bilis -ble )
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Example Sentences

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Analysis of the video footage clearly showed that -- depending on the sung pitch -- the vocal folds in the throat vibrate and collide 1000 to 1600 times per second, commensurable with the produced sound's frequency.

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But corporate research managers must understand that the art of science starts with a tinge of intuition that is not easily commensurable with the textbook logic of managers and business administrators.

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Nor is Spencer's analysis of the beginning of the process of food-seizure, adduced in support of the theory that happiness and morality are commensurable, confirmed by facts.

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Although the reports are more explicit, they are still couched in general terms, and not commensurable.

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Now a quantitative ratio is between commensurable quantities.

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