commensurableadj.n.

/kəˈmɛnsjʊərəb(ə)l/

/kəˈmɛnʃərəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < Latin commensūrābilis (Boethius) having a common measure, < com- together + mensūrābilis that can be measured, < mensūrāre to measure (see -ble suffix), < mensūra measure, < mens- , participial stem of metīri to measure (see measure n.). Also in French (Oresme 14th cent.), which may be the intermediate source of the English.

1. Of numbers or magnitudes: Having, or reducible to, a common measure; divisible without remainder by the same quantity. Also, in wider sense, measurable by the same standard or scale of values. Const. with, to.

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the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [noun] > relationship between quantities > commensurable

commensurable1557

the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [adjective] > describing relationships between quantities > commensurable

commensurable1557

communicant1557

symmetrala1690

commensurate1690

homogeneous1695

1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. Bi .20. and .36. be commensurable, seyng .4. is a common diuisor for theim bothe.

1570 H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. x. f. 228^v All numbers are commensurable one to an other.

1827 O. Gregory Hutton's Course Math. (ed. 9) I. 325 (note) Divided into parts that are commensurable.

1856 P. E. Dove Logic Christian Faith iii. 142 Mind is not commensurable with Space.

1870 R. C. Jebb Sophocles' Electra (ed. 2) p. xiii Works of art are commensurable only when the theories which produced them have a common basis.

2. Proportionable in measure, size, amount, etc.; having a suitable proportion, proportionate to.

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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > that is in due proportion or proportionate > proportionate to

in (also for, of, with) proportiona1393

convenientc1405

affeiring1536

measurable1541

equivalent1575

commensurable1645

commoderate1650

correspondenta1656

commensurate1657

commeasurable1658

1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Trivmph of Faith (1845) ii. 29 His pleasure and His work are commensurable.

a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) xix. 552 God..hath rewards commensurable to every mans case.

1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) i. 149 Such an one [sc. Neck] as is commensurable to their Legs.

1780 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. (1789) xv. §5 The two punishments must be perfectly commensurable.

†3. Capable of measurement, measurable (by something else). Obsolete.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > [adjective] > measurable

estimablec1460

measurable1565

dimensive1570

mensurablea1600

quantitive1626

commensurable1654

dimensurable1660

metesome1674

gaugeable1768

quantifiable1868

evaluable1880

dimensionable1884

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [adjective] > capable of comparison

comparable1413

comparative1632

consortablea1639

commensurable1654

collatablea1834

assimilable1849

equatable1893

1654 J. Trapp Comm. Ezra vi. 9 We must not conceive that God is commensurable by any place.

1660 R. Coke Justice Vindicated i. 12 If I see such a solid body, the Understanding judgeth whether this body be commensurable or not, by any notion..before understood.

4. as n. A commensurable quantity: also figurative.

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the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [noun] > capacity for comparison > instance of

commensurable1856

1856 P. E. Dove Logic Christian Faith iv. ii. 227 Not as commensurables, measuring a greater by ourselves the less, but, etc.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	commensurable
释义	commensurableadj.n. /kəˈmɛnsjʊərəb(ə)l//kəˈmɛnʃərəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < Latin commensūrābilis (Boethius) having a common measure, < com- together + mensūrābilis that can be measured, < mensūrāre to measure (see -ble suffix), < mensūra measure, < mens- , participial stem of metīri to measure (see measure n.). Also in French (Oresme 14th cent.), which may be the intermediate source of the English. 1. Of numbers or magnitudes: Having, or reducible to, a common measure; divisible without remainder by the same quantity. Also, in wider sense, measurable by the same standard or scale of values. Const. with, to. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [noun] > relationship between quantities > commensurable commensurable1557 the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [adjective] > describing relationships between quantities > commensurable commensurable1557 communicant1557 symmetrala1690 commensurate1690 homogeneous1695 1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. Bi .20. and .36. be commensurable, seyng .4. is a common diuisor for theim bothe. 1570 H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. x. f. 228^v All numbers are commensurable one to an other. 1827 O. Gregory Hutton's Course Math. (ed. 9) I. 325 (note) Divided into parts that are commensurable. 1856 P. E. Dove Logic Christian Faith iii. 142 Mind is not commensurable with Space. 1870 R. C. Jebb Sophocles' Electra (ed. 2) p. xiii Works of art are commensurable only when the theories which produced them have a common basis. 2. Proportionable in measure, size, amount, etc.; having a suitable proportion, proportionate to. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > that is in due proportion or proportionate > proportionate to in (also for, of, with) proportiona1393 convenientc1405 affeiring1536 measurable1541 equivalent1575 commensurable1645 commoderate1650 correspondenta1656 commensurate1657 commeasurable1658 1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Trivmph of Faith (1845) ii. 29 His pleasure and His work are commensurable. a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) xix. 552 God..hath rewards commensurable to every mans case. 1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) i. 149 Such an one [sc. Neck] as is commensurable to their Legs. 1780 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. (1789) xv. §5 The two punishments must be perfectly commensurable. †3. Capable of measurement, measurable (by something else). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > [adjective] > measurable estimablec1460 measurable1565 dimensive1570 mensurablea1600 quantitive1626 commensurable1654 dimensurable1660 metesome1674 gaugeable1768 quantifiable1868 evaluable1880 dimensionable1884 the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [adjective] > capable of comparison comparable1413 comparative1632 consortablea1639 commensurable1654 collatablea1834 assimilable1849 equatable1893 1654 J. Trapp Comm. Ezra vi. 9 We must not conceive that God is commensurable by any place. 1660 R. Coke Justice Vindicated i. 12 If I see such a solid body, the Understanding judgeth whether this body be commensurable or not, by any notion..before understood. 4. as n. A commensurable quantity: also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [noun] > capacity for comparison > instance of commensurable1856 1856 P. E. Dove Logic Christian Faith iv. ii. 227 Not as commensurables, measuring a greater by ourselves the less, but, etc. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < adj.n.1557
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