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Meaning of Incommensurable | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ɪnkəˈmɛnʃ(ə)ɹəbəl

Definitions

An incommensurable value or quantity; an irrational number.

Equivalents

العربية غير قابل للقياس
Čeština nesoudělný nesouměřitelný
Suomi yhteismitaton yhteistekijätön
Français incommensurable incommensurable sans commune mesure
Nederlands incommensurabel onderling onmeetbaar

Examples

“Unfortunately for Pythagoras, his theorem led at once to the discovery of incommensurables, which appeared to disprove his whole philosophy.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

incommensurableness Incommensurate Incommensurately Incommensurateness incommensuration incommodation

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