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commensurable

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be measured using a common standard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A yard and a foot are commensurable, as both may be measured by inches.

Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • His salary is commensurable to his ability.

Meaning relationships

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3

adj

Meaning 3

(of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number WP

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • The numbers 12 and 18 are commensurable, as both are divisible by 6, while 12 and 19 are incommensurable.

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

capable of being measured by a common standard

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • hours and minutes are commensurable

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Latin commensurabilis (“having a common measure”) in 1550s, from Latin com- (“with”) + mensurabilis (“measurable”). Equivalent to com- + mensurable.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 可通约 (kětōngyuē) — able to be measured using a common standard
  • Czech: souměřitelný — able to be measured using a common standard
  • Finnish: yhteismitallinen — able to be measured using a common standard
  • German: kommensurabel — able to be measured using a common standard
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sammenlignbar — able to be measured using a common standard
  • Russian: соизмери́мый (soizmerímyj) — able to be measured using a common standard
  • Russian: сопостави́мый (sopostavímyj) — able to be measured using a common standard
  • Russian: сравни́мый (sravnímyj) — able to be measured using a common standard
  • Russian: одного́ поря́дка (odnovó porjádka) — able to be measured using a common standard
  • Finnish: yhteismitallinen — related in size or scale
  • Czech: soudělný — divisible by same number
  • Finnish: jaollinen samalla luvulla — divisible by same number
  • Russian: взаи́мно просты́е (vzaímno prostýje) — divisible by same number
  • Swedish: kommensurabel — divisible by same number