commensurable
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Difficulties have resulted from the fact that these three periods are not commensurable; that’s a fancy way of saying that one does not divide evenly into any of the others.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
The analogous is not always the same as the commensurable.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2011
Now there can be no such unlimited succession of descending integers: consequently, it is impossible that a/b+ c/d+, etc. can have a commensurable limit.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by David Eugene Smith
The possible gain is, I think, in no way commensurable with the probable risks of panic and disorder.
From The Invasion by William Le Queux
Although the reports are more explicit, they are still couched in general terms, and not commensurable.
From Adenoids and Diseased Tonsils Their Effect on General Intelligence by Margaret Cobb Rogers
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