"commensurable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more commensurable [comparative], most commensurable [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin Latin commensurabilis (“having a common measure”) in 1550s, from Latin com- (“with”) + mensurabilis (“measurable”). Equivalent to com- + mensurable. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|commensurabilis||having a common measure}} Latin commensurabilis (“having a common measure”), {{der|en|la|com-||with}} Latin com- (“with”), {{prefix|en|com|mensurable}} com- + mensurable Head templates: {{en-adj}} commensurable (comparative more commensurable, superlative most commensurable)
  1. Able to be measured using a common standard. Translations (able to be measured using a common standard): 可通约 (kětōngyuē) (Chinese Mandarin), souměřitelný (Czech), yhteismitallinen (Finnish), kommensurabel (German), sammenlignbar (Norwegian Bokmål), соизмери́мый (soizmerímyj) (Russian), сопостави́мый (sopostavímyj) (Russian), сравни́мый (sravnímyj) (Russian), одного́ поря́дка (odnovó porjádka) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-commensurable-en-adj-I4i8SocE Categories (other): English terms prefixed with com- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with com-: 40 27 33 Disambiguation of 'able to be measured using a common standard': 98 1 1
  2. Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate. Translations (related in size or scale): yhteismitallinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-commensurable-en-adj-gSQtoYSA Categories (other): English terms prefixed with com- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with com-: 40 27 33 Disambiguation of 'related in size or scale': 1 97 2
  3. (mathematics) (of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number ᵂᴾ Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (divisible by same number): soudělný (Czech), jaollinen samalla luvulla (Finnish), взаи́мно просты́е (vzaímno prostýje) (Russian), kommensurabel (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-commensurable-en-adj-HHwCF0L~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with com-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 16 79 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with com-: 40 27 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 11 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 8 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 5 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 15 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 15 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 15 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 19 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 12 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 14 67 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'divisible by same number': 2 1 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: commensurableness, commensurably, noncommensurable, uncommensurable
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