commensurable

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Adjective commensurable has 1 sense

commensurable - able to be measured by a common standard; "hours and minutes are commensurable"
Antonym: incommensurate (indirect, via commensurate)

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Commensurable

Adjective

1. (Mathematics) Able to be measured or compared according to a common standard.

Example sentence: The lengths of the two fish were commensurable, allowing for an accurate comparison.

Noun

1. A common measure or standard which things can be compared to.

Example sentence: The dollar is often used as a commensurable to compare the values of different currencies.

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