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incommensurable

/ɪnkəˈmɛnsjʊəɹəbəl/

noun

Meaning

  • An incommensurable value or quantity; an irrational number.

adjective

Meaning

  • Of two real numbers, such that their ratio is not a fraction of two integers.

  • (arithmetics) Of two integers, having no common integer divisor except 1.

  • Not able to be measured by the same standards as another term in the context.

    "The side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable."