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

He said he could not compare any sum of money with imprisonment—they were not commensurable quantities.

From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell

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

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