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

This is usually proved first for the commensurable case and then for the incommensurable one.

From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene

Christ's headship, and his government as Mediator, are commensurable, and of an equal extent.

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George

I wish to know of all your treasonable doings so as to make your punishment commensurable with your merits.”

From Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls by Madison, Lucy Foster