incommensurability

/ˌɪŋkəˌmɛnʃʊɹəˈbɪlɪti/

noun

The state or characteristic of being incommensurable.

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Meanings

nounincommensurability (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or characteristic of being incommensurable.

    […] I therefore think, Sarah, that the incommensurability of the crime with the effect, completely warrants the supersaliency of this noctivagant delinquent.

    1823, James Hogg, “Peril Second. Leasing. Circle II.”, in The Three Perils of Woman; or, Love, Leasing, and Jealousy. […], volume III, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, […], →OCLC, page 91

    Synonyms: incommensurableness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or characteristic of being incommensurable.

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incommensurableness
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uncommensurability

Origin

From incommensurable + -ity.

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Translations

Catalan incommensurabilitat
  • incommensurabilitatstate or characteristic of being incommensurable
Chinese Mandarin 不可通約性 /不可通约性, 不可公度性
  • 不可通約性 /不可通约性 (bùkětōngyuēxìng)state or characteristic of being incommensurable
  • 不可公度性 (bùkěgōngdùxìng)state or characteristic of being incommensurable
  • 不可比性 (bùkěbǐxìng)state or characteristic of being incommensurable
Czech nesouměřitelnost
  • nesouměřitelnoststate or characteristic of being incommensurable
Finnish yhteismitattomuus
  • yhteismitattomuusstate or characteristic of being incommensurable
French incommensurabilité
  • incommensurabilitéstate or characteristic of being incommensurable
German Inkommensurabilität
  • Inkommensurabilitätstate or characteristic of being incommensurable
Portuguese incomensurabilidade
  • incomensurabilidadestate or characteristic of being incommensurable
Spanish incomensurabilidad
  • incomensurabilidadstate or characteristic of being incommensurable
Swedish inkommensurabilitet
  • inkommensurabilitetstate or characteristic of being incommensurable
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