commensurability

American  

[kuh-men-ser-uh-bil-uh-tee] / kəˌmɛn sər əˈbɪl ə ti /

noun

plural

commensurabilities

1. the state or quality of being commensurable.

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Other Word Forms

• non-commensurability noun

Example Sentences

We can scarcely doubt that this law of commensurability has largely influenced the present distribution of the asteroids.

From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)

The reason of these discords I conceive to be that there is no commensurability between a man and any gift.

From Essays — Second Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

It seems to me to be equally evident that "more" implies commensurable magnitude; and that commensurability implies the existence of a common unit in the terms compared.

From The Moral Economy by Perry, Ralph Barton

The ratio, 4:1, is not on the basis of any physical commensurability.

From Social Value A Study in Economic Theory Critical and Constructive by Anderson, Benjamin M. (Benjamin McAlester)

Ricardo, in his theory of rent, has given a magnificent example of the commensurability of values.

From System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery by Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph)