Found 2 items, similar to Incommensurable.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: incommensurable incommensurable adj 1: impossible to measure or compare in value or size or excellence 2: not having a common factor
English → English (gcide) Definition: Incommensurable Incommensurable \In`com*men"su*ra*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + commensurable: cf. F. incommensurable.] Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both; the side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable. [1913 Webster] They are quantities incommensurable. --Burke. -- In`com*men"su*ra*ble*ness, n. -- In`com*men"su*ra*bly, adv. [1913 Webster] Incommensurable \In`com*men"su*ra*ble\, n. One of two or more quantities which have no common measure. [1913 Webster]