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incommensurable definition

in·com·men·su·rable (in′kə mens̸ho̵or ə bəl, -sər-)

adjective

  1. that cannot be measured or compared by the same standard or measure; without a common standard of comparison
  2. not worthy of comparison a statement incommensurable with truth
  3. 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.

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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