COMMENSURATION

Noun

commensuration (countable and uncountable, plural commensurations)

The act of commensurating; the state of being commensurate.

Source: Wiktionary


Com*men`su*ra"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. commensuration.]

Definition: The act of commensurating; the state of being commensurate. All fitness lies in a particular commensuration, or proportion of one thing to another. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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