having a common measure
41Common time — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… …
42Book of Common Prayer — For the novel, see A Book of Common Prayer. Part of a series on the Anglican Communion …
43List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English …
44Compactness measure of a shape — The compactness measure of a shape, sometimes called the shape factor, is a numerical quantity representing the degree to which a shape is compact. The meaning of compact here is not related to the topological notion of compact space. Various… …
45Long measure — Long Long, a. [Compar. {Longer}; superl. {Longest}.] [AS. long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr, Sw. l[*a]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125. Cf. {Length}, {Ling} a fish, {Linger}, {Lunge}, {Purloin}.] 1. Drawn …
46Made to measure — typically refers to clothing that is sewn from a standard sized base pattern. A tailored suit is a common example of a made to measure garment. The fit of a made to measure garment is expected to be superior to that of a ready to wear garment,… …
47Evidence of common descent — The wide range of evidence of common descent of living things strongly indicates the occurrence of evolution and provides a wealth of information on the natural processes by which the variety of life on Earth developed, supporting the modern… …
48incommensurable — /ɪnkəˈmɛnʃərəbəl/ (say inkuh menshuhruhbuhl) adjective 1. not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison. 2. utterly disproportionate. 3. Mathematics (of two or more quantities) a. having no common measure. b. having no… …
49commensurable — /kəˈmɛnʃərəbəl/ (say kuh menshuhruhbuhl) adjective 1. having a common measure or divisor. 2. suitable in measure; proportionate. {Late Latin commensūrābilis having a common measure} –commensurability /kəmɛnʃərəˈbɪləti/ (say kuhmenshuhruh… …
50incommensurable — incommensurability, incommensurableness, n. incommensurably, adv. /in keuh men seuhr euh beuhl, sheuhr /, adj. 1. not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison. 2. utterly disproportionate. 3. Math. (of two or more …
