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Incommensurable \In`com*men"su*ra*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not
commensurable: cf. F. incommensurable.]
Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of
comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no third
quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both; the
side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each
other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are
incommensurable.
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They are quantities incommensurable. --Burke.
-- {In`com*men"su*ra*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`com*men"su*ra*bly},
adv.
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Incommensurable \In`com*men"su*ra*ble\, n.
One of two or more quantities which have no common measure.
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