English Explanatory Dictionary

incommensurable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. having a ratio that is not expressible as a fraction of two integers.
  2. having no common integer divisor except 1.
  3. Not able to be measured by the same standards as another term in the context.
noun
  1. An incommensurable value or quantity; an irrational number.

Pronunciation

/ɪnkəˈmɛnʃ(ə)ɹəbəl/ /ɪnkəˈmɛnsjʊəɹəbəl/ /ɪn.kəˈmɛnt͡ʃ.ɹə.bəl/ /ɪn.kəˈmɛn(t).sə.ɹə.bəl/

Word forms

incommensurable more incommensurable most incommensurable incommensurables

Etymology

From Middle French incommensurable, from Medieval Latin incommensurabilis. Its full etymology is equivalent to that of in- + commensurable.

Related words

coprime incommensurate relatively prime

Derived words

incommensurability incommensurableness incommensurably
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