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

The question: Are there any commensurable relations between a circle and other Geometrical figures?

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

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

Nor is Spencer's analysis of the beginning of the process of food-seizure, adduced in support of the theory that happiness and morality are commensurable, confirmed by facts.

From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.