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incommensurability

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɪŋkəˌmɛnʃʊɹəˈbɪlɪti/

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noun

Meaning 1

The state or characteristic of being incommensurable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: incommensurableness

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English incommensurable Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English incommensurability From incommensurable + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: incommensurabilitat — state or characteristic of being incommensurable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不可通約性 /不可通约性 (bùkětōngyuēxìng) — state or characteristic of being incommensurable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不可公度性 (bùkěgōngdùxìng) — state or characteristic of being incommensurable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不可比性 (bùkěbǐxìng) — state or characteristic of being incommensurable
  • Czech: nesouměřitelnost — state or characteristic of being incommensurable
  • Finnish: yhteismitattomuus — state or characteristic of being incommensurable
  • French: incommensurabilité — state or characteristic of being incommensurable
  • Galician: inconmensurabilidade — state or characteristic of being incommensurable
  • German: Inkommensurabilität — state or characteristic of being incommensurable
  • Portuguese: incomensurabilidade — state or characteristic of being incommensurable
  • Spanish: incomensurabilidad — state or characteristic of being incommensurable
  • Swedish: inkommensurabilitet — state or characteristic of being incommensurable