commensurable

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adjective

Able to be measured using a common standard.

“His salary is commensurable to his ability.”

Similar
commensurate
Opposite
incommensurable
OriginLatin commensurabilis →
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Meanings

adjectivecommensurable (comparative more commensurable, superlative most commensurable)

comparative more commensurable · superlative most commensurable

  1. Able to be measured using a common standard.

    A yard and a foot are commensurable, as both may be measured by inches.

  2. Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate.

    His salary is commensurable to his ability.

  3. mathematics(of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number ᵂᴾ

    The numbers 12 and 18 are commensurable, as both are divisible by 6, while 12 and 19 are incommensurable.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
incommensurable

adjectivecapable of being measured by a common standard

Similar
commensurate
Also see
commensurate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincom-“with”
  2. Latincommensurabilis“having a common measure”
  3. Englishcommensurable

Borrowed from Late Latin Latin commensurabilis (“having a common measure”) in 1550s, from Latin com- (“with”) + mensurabilis (“measurable”). Equivalent to com- + mensurable.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 可通约
  • 可通约 (kětōngyuē)able to be measured using a common standard
Czech souměřitelný, soudělný
  • souměřitelnýable to be measured using a common standard
  • soudělnýdivisible by same number
Finnish yhteismitallinen, yhteismitallinen
  • yhteismitallinenable to be measured using a common standard
  • yhteismitallinenrelated in size or scale
  • jaollinen samalla luvulladivisible by same number
German kommensurabel
  • kommensurabelable to be measured using a common standard
Norwegian Bokmål sammenlignbar
  • sammenlignbarable to be measured using a common standard
Russian соизмери́мый, сопостави́мый
  • соизмери́мый (soizmerímyj)able to be measured using a common standard
  • сопостави́мый (sopostavímyj)able to be measured using a common standard
  • сравни́мый (sravnímyj)able to be measured using a common standard
  • одного́ поря́дка (odnovó porjádka)able to be measured using a common standard
  • взаи́мно просты́е (vzaímno prostýje)divisible by same number
Swedish kommensurabel
  • kommensurabeldivisible by same number
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“commensurable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commensurable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commensurable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commensurable.

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