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Incommensurable
Pronunciation : In`com*men"su*ra*ble
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Pref. in- not + commensurable: cf. F. incommensurable.]
Definition : Defn: 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. They are quantities incommensurable. Burke. -- In`com*men"su*ra*ble*ness, n. -- In`com*men"su*ra*bly, adv.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : In`com*men"su*ra*ble
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One of two or more quantities which have no common measure.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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