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COMMENSURABLY
Etymology
Adverb
commensurably (comparative more commensurably, superlative most commensurably)
In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
Source: Wiktionary
Com*men"su*ra*bly, adv.
Definition: In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
COMMENSURABLE
Com*men"su*ra*ble, a. Etym: [L. commensurabilis; pref. com- + mensurable. See Commensurate, and cf. Commeasurable.]
Definition: Having a common measure; capable of being exactly measured by the same number, quantity, or measure.
– Com*men"su*ra*ble*ness, n. Commensurable numbers or quantities (Math.), those that can be exactly expressed by some common unit; thus a foot and yard are commensurable, since both can be expressed in terms of an inch, one being 12 inches, the other 36 inches.
– Numbers, or Quantities, commensurable in power, those whose squares are commensurable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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