GDict

commensurable

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adj
  1. 1

    Able to be measured using a common standard.

    • A yard and a foot are commensurable, as both may be measured by inches.
  2. 2

    Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate.

    • His salary is commensurable to his ability.
  3. 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.

ant. incommensurable

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