incommensurable.
having a ratio that is not expressible as a fraction of two integers.
Meaning & usage
having a ratio that is not expressible as a fraction of two integers.
The side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable.
having no common integer divisor except 1.
Not able to be measured by the same standards as another term in the context.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French incommensurable, from Medieval Latin incommensurabilis. Its full etymology is equivalent to that of in- + commensurable.
An incommensurable value or quantity; an irrational number.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French incommensurable, from Medieval Latin incommensurabilis. Its full etymology is equivalent to that of in- + commensurable.
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