having a common measure

  • 61Commensurableness — 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… …

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  • 62Numbers commensurable in power — 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… …

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  • 63Quantities commensurable in power — 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… …

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  • 64commensurate — /kəˈmɛnʃərət / (say kuh menshuhruht) adjective 1. having the same measure; of equal extent or duration. 2. corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree. 3. proportionate. 4. having a common measure; commensurable. {Late Latin commensūrātus, from …

  • 65commensurate — I adjective acceptable, accordant, adequate, agreeing, analagous, appropriate, coequal, coextensive, commeasurable, commensurable, comparable, concordant, congruent, congruous, consistent, corresponding, equal in extent, equal in measure, equal… …

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  • 66commensurable — adjective Date: 1557 1. having a common measure; specifically divisible without remainder by a common unit 2. commensurate 2 • commensurability noun • commensurably adverb …

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  • 67Incommensurable — In com*men su*ra*ble, a. [Pref. in not + commensurable: cf. F. incommensurable.] Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part …

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  • 68Incommensurableness — Incommensurable In com*men su*ra*ble, a. [Pref. in not + commensurable: cf. F. incommensurable.] Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no third quantity can be found that is …

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  • 69Incommensurably — Incommensurable In com*men su*ra*ble, a. [Pref. in not + commensurable: cf. F. incommensurable.] Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no third quantity can be found that is …

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  • 70asymmetry — 1650s, want of symmetry or proportion, from Gk. asymmetria, noun of quality from asymmetros having no common measure; disproportionate, unsymmetrical, from a not + symmetros commensurable (see SYMMETRY (Cf. symmetry)) …

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