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commensurable

/kəˈmɛnʃərəbəl/

Translations

commensurableadjective

more commensurable

Comp.

most commensurable

Super.

/kəˈmɛnʃərəbəl/

commensurableSe dit surtout en mathématiques et en logique ; peut aussi s’employer au sens général de « mesurable selon une même base ».

The two quantities are commensurable, allowing us to compare them directly.

Les deux grandeurs sont commensurables, ce qui nous permet de les comparer directement.

Additional translations

proportionnéS’emploie dans un sens figuré pour indiquer une correspondance en taille, en degré ou en importance.

Synonyms

commensurableadjective

Capable of being measured by a common standard or unit.

The two quantities are commensurable, allowing us to compare them directly.

Proportionate or corresponding in size, degree, or extent.

The benefits of the new policy are commensurable with the costs involved.

(Mathematics) Having a ratio that can be expressed as a rational number; having a common measure.

In Euclidean geometry, the lengths of the two segments are commensurable because their ratio is rational.