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Rareincommensurable
The correct spelling is incommensurable.
How to pronounce incommensurable
noun
IPA: /ɪnkəˈmɛnsjʊəɹəbəl/
Say it like: Inc-omm-ens-ura-ble
The correct spelling is incommensurable. An incommensurable value or quantity; an irrational number. For example: "The side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable."
Usage Examples
“The side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An incommensurable value or quantity; an irrational number.
adjective
- 1.Of two real numbers, such that their ratio is not a fraction of two integers.
- 2.(arithmetics) Of two integers, having no common integer divisor except 1.
- 3.Not able to be measured by the same standards as another term in the context.
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