Commensurable vs. Commeasurable — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Commensurable and Commeasurable
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Definitions
Commensurable
Measurable by a common standard.
Commeasurable
Having the same measure; commensurate; proportional.
Commensurable
Commensurate; proportionate.
Commeasurable
Having the same measure; commensurate; proportional.
She being now removed by death, a commeasurable grief took as full possession of him as joy had done.
Commensurable
(Mathematics) Exactly divisible by the same unit an integral number of times. Used of two quantities.
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Commensurable
Able to be measured using a common standard.
A yard and a foot are commensurable, as both may be measured by inches.
Commensurable
Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate.
Commensurable
(mathematics) (of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commensurability_%28mathematics%29 WP]
The numbers 12 and 18 are commensurable, as both are divisible by 6, while 12 and 19 are incommensurable.
Commensurable
Having a common measure; capable of being exactly measured by the same number, quantity, or measure.
Commensurable
Able to be measured by a common standard;
Hours and minutes are commensurable
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