"incommensurable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪnkəˈmɛnʃ(ə)ɹəbəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪnkəˈmɛnsjʊəɹəbəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪn.kəˈmɛnt͡ʃ.ɹə.bəl/ [General-American], /ɪn.kəˈmɛn(t).sə.ɹə.bəl/ [General-American], /ɪn.kəˈmɛn(t).sə.ɹə.bəl/ [General-American] Forms: more incommensurable [comparative], most incommensurable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French incommensurable, from Medieval Latin incommensurabilis. Its full etymology is equivalent to that of in- + commensurable. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|incommensurable}} Middle French incommensurable, {{der|en|ML.|incommensurabilis}} Medieval Latin incommensurabilis, {{m|en|in-}} in-, {{m|en|commensurable}} commensurable Head templates: {{en-adj}} incommensurable (comparative more incommensurable, superlative most incommensurable)
  1. (mathematics, of two real numbers) having a ratio that is not expressible as a fraction of two integers. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-incommensurable-en-adj-s~QgS6jS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 33 39 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. (mathematics, of two integers) having no common integer divisor except 1. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (having no common divisor except 1): 互質 (Chinese Mandarin), 互质 (hùzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), 互素 (hùsù) (Chinese Mandarin), nesoudělný [masculine] (Czech), yhteistekijätön (Finnish), incommensurable (French)
    Sense id: en-incommensurable-en-adj-X0gBLHJo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 33 39 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'having no common divisor except 1': 12 87 1
  3. Not able to be measured by the same standards as another term in the context. Translations (not able to be measured by same standards): 缺乏可通约性 (Chinese Mandarin), nesouměřitelný [masculine] (Czech), incommensurabel (Dutch), onderling onmeetbaar (Dutch), yhteismitaton (Finnish), sans commune mesure (French), incommensurable (French)
    Sense id: en-incommensurable-en-adj-AetofwHB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 33 39 Disambiguation of 'not able to be measured by same standards': 17 1 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: incommensurate

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪnkəˈmɛnʃ(ə)ɹəbəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪnkəˈmɛnsjʊəɹəbəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪn.kəˈmɛnt͡ʃ.ɹə.bəl/ [General-American], /ɪn.kəˈmɛn(t).sə.ɹə.bəl/ [General-American], /ɪn.kəˈmɛn(t).sə.ɹə.bəl/ [General-American] Forms: incommensurables [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French incommensurable, from Medieval Latin incommensurabilis. Its full etymology is equivalent to that of in- + commensurable. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|incommensurable}} Middle French incommensurable, {{der|en|ML.|incommensurabilis}} Medieval Latin incommensurabilis, {{m|en|in-}} in-, {{m|en|commensurable}} commensurable Head templates: {{en-noun}} incommensurable (plural incommensurables)
  1. An incommensurable value or quantity; an irrational number.
    Sense id: en-incommensurable-en-noun-Pz5WLoEc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 33 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 17 26 33

Adjective [French]

IPA: /ɛ̃.kɔ.mɑ̃.sy.ʁabl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-incommensurable.wav Forms: incommensurables [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin incommēnsūrābilis. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|LL.|incommēnsūrābilis|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin incommēnsūrābilis, {{bor+|fr|LL.|incommēnsūrābilis}} Borrowed from Late Latin incommēnsūrābilis Head templates: {{fr-adj}} incommensurable (plural incommensurables)
  1. (mathematics) incommensurable Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-incommensurable-fr-adj-dV7s14US Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. immeasurable Synonyms: immense
    Sense id: en-incommensurable-fr-adj-ZLG-6u19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: incommensurablement

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ɪnkəˈmɛnsjʊəɹəbəl/",
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      "ipa": "/ɪn.kəˈmɛnt͡ʃ.ɹə.bəl/",
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      "ipa": "/ɪn.kəˈmɛn(t).sə.ɹə.bəl/",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "having no common divisor except 1",
      "word": "互質"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "hùzhì",
      "sense": "having no common divisor except 1",
      "word": "互质"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "hùsù",
      "sense": "having no common divisor except 1",
      "word": "互素"
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      "sense": "having no common divisor except 1",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "having no common divisor except 1",
      "word": "yhteistekijätön"
    },
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      "sense": "having no common divisor except 1",
      "word": "incommensurable"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "not able to be measured by same standards",
      "word": "缺乏可通约性"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "not able to be measured by same standards",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "not able to be measured by same standards",
      "word": "onderling onmeetbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not able to be measured by same standards",
      "word": "yhteismitaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not able to be measured by same standards",
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}

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