Incommensurable

Adjective

Definitions

1.Adjectivehaving a ratio that is not expressible as a fraction of two integers.

"The side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable."

2.Adjectivehaving no common integer divisor except 1.

3.AdjectiveNot able to be measured by the same standards as another term in the context.

4.NounAn incommensurable value or quantity; an irrational number.

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