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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