commensurable
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1VERB + COMMENSURABLE
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1
Able to be measured using a common standard.
A yard and a foot are commensurable, as both may be measured by inches.
2
Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate.
3
(of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number ᵂᴾ
The numbers 12 and 18 are commensurable, as both are divisible by 6, while 12 and 19 are incommensurable.
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A yard and a foot are commensurable, as both may be measured by inches.
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The numbers 12 and 18 are commensurable, as both are divisible by 6, while 12 and 19 are incommensurable.
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This great feat needs a commensurable prize.
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