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
It is a little easier to start with the hexagon, however, for we are already nearer the circle, and the side and perimeter are both commensurable with the radius.
From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene
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 new coins are commensurable with, and in a finite ratio to, the old ones.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene
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