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

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 Rogers, Margaret Cobb

The possible gain is, I think, in no way commensurable with the probable risks of panic and disorder.

From The Invasion by Le Queux, William

Consequently π2 cannot be commensurable: that is, π is an incommensurable quantity, and so also is π2.

From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene