commensurable
[ kuh-men-ser-uh-buh l, -sher-uh- ]
/ kəˈmɛn sər ə bəl, -ʃər ə- /
adjective
having the same measure or divisor: The numbers 6 and 9 are commensurable since they are divisible by 3.
suitable in measure; proportionate.
Words nearby commensurable
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Origin of commensurable
1550–60; < Late Latin commēnsūrābilis, equivalent to Latin com- com- + mēnsūrābilis (equivalent to mēnsūrā(re) (see commensurate) + -bilis -ble)
OTHER WORDS FROM commensurable
com·men·su·ra·bil·i·ty, com·men·su·ra·ble·ness, nouncom·men·su·ra·bly, adverbDictionary.com Unabridged
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commensurable
/ (kəˈmɛnsərəbəl, -ʃə-) /
adjective
maths
- having a common factor
- having units of the same dimensions and being related by whole numbershours and minutes are commensurable
well-proportioned; proportionate
Derived forms of commensurable
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