commensurable
11commensurable — Two things are commensurable if they can be ordered by some single measure. There is often a real problem about knowing whether this is so: deciding whether two persons utilities or states of happiness can be measured one against the other, for… …
12commensurable — commensurability, commensurableness, n. commensurably, adv. /keuh men seuhr euh beuhl, sheuhr euh /, adj. 1. having the same measure or divisor: The numbers 6 and 9 are commensurable since they are divisible by 3. 2. suitable in measure;… …
13commensurable — (ko mman su ra bl ) adj. Terme de mathématiques. Qui a une mesure commune, c est à dire où cette mesure peut s appliquer exactement un certain nombre de fois. Ainsi la toise ancienne et la brasse ou pas géométrique étaient commensurables parce… …
14commensurable — adj. commensurableto, with * * * [kə menʃ(ə)rəb(ə)l] with commensurable to …
15commensurable — [kə mɛnʃ(ə)rəb(ə)l, sjə ] adjective 1》 measurable by the same standard: the finite is not commensurable with the infinite. 2》 Mathematics (of numbers) in a ratio equal to a ratio of integers. Derivatives commensurability noun commensurably adverb …
16commensurable — com•men•su•ra•ble [[t]kəˈmɛn sər ə bəl, ʃər ə [/t]] adj. 1) having the same measure or divisor: The numbers 6 and 9 are commensurable since they are divisible by 3[/ex] 2) proportionate; commensurate • Etymology: 1550–60; < LL com•men… …
17Commensurable numbers — Commensurable Com*men su*ra*ble, a. [L. commensurabilis; pref. com + mensurable. See {Commensurate}, and cf. {Commeasurable}.] Having a common measure; capable of being exactly measured by the same number, quantity, or measure. {Com*men… …
18Commensurable quantities — Commensurable Com*men su*ra*ble, a. [L. commensurabilis; pref. com + mensurable. See {Commensurate}, and cf. {Commeasurable}.] Having a common measure; capable of being exactly measured by the same number, quantity, or measure. {Com*men… …
19commensurable — adjective Date: 1557 1. having a common measure; specifically divisible without remainder by a common unit 2. commensurate 2 • commensurability noun • commensurably adverb …
20COMMENSURABLE — adj. des deux genres T. de Mathém. Il se dit De deux grandeurs qui ont un rapport de nombre à nombre, ou, ce qui revient au même, une mesure commune. Tous les nombres entiers et rompus sont commensurables entre eux. Lignes commensurables entre… …
