commensurable
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Difficulties have resulted from the fact that these three periods are not commensurable; that’s a fancy way of saying that one does not divide evenly into any of the others.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
The analogous is not always the same as the commensurable.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2011
Consequently π2 cannot be commensurable: that is, π is an incommensurable quantity, and so also is π2.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by David Eugene Smith
Christ's headship, and his government as Mediator, are commensurable, and of an equal extent.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie
Nor is Spencer's analysis of the beginning of the process of food-seizure, adduced in support of the theory that happiness and morality are commensurable, confirmed by facts.
From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by C. M. Williams
