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incommensurability
Variant of incommensurable
incommensurable
definition
in·com·men·su·rable (in′kə men′s̸ho̵or ə bəl, -sər-)
adjective
- that cannot be measured or compared by the same standard or measure; without a common standard of comparison
- not worthy of comparison a statement incommensurable with truth
- not being integral multiples of the same number or quantity: said of two or more numbers or quantities, as two and
Etymology: LL incommensurabilis: see in- & commensurable
noun
an incommensurable thing, quantity, etc.
Related Forms:
- incommensurability in′·com·men′·su·rabil′·ity noun
- incommensurably in′·com·men′·su·rably adverb
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