Incommensurable
11incommensurable — (in ko mman su ra bl ) adj. 1° Terme d arithmétique et de géométrie. Se dit de deux quantités qui n ont point de commune mesure. La racine carrée de 2 est incommensurable avec l unité, ou, plus simplement, est incommensurable, parce qu il n y a …
12incommensurable — incommensurability, incommensurableness, n. incommensurably, adv. /in keuh men seuhr euh beuhl, sheuhr /, adj. 1. not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison. 2. utterly disproportionate. 3. Math. (of two or more …
13incommensurable — adjective Date: 1570 not commensurable; broadly lacking a basis of comparison in respect to a quality normally subject to comparison • incommensurability noun • incommensurable noun • incommensurably adverb …
14incommensurable — 1. adjective /ɪnkəˈmɛnsjʊəɹəbəl/ a) That cannot be measured as an integer or fraction; irrational. b) Not able to be measured by the same standards as another term in the context; see measurement; contrast with unmeasurable or immeasurable, each… …
15incommensurable — adj. incommensurable with * * * [ˌɪnkə menʃ(ə)rəb(ə)l] incommensurablewith …
16incommensurable — [ˌɪnkə mɛnʃ(ə)rəb(ə)l, sjə ] adjective 1》 not able to be judged or measured by the same standards; having no common standard. 2》 Mathematics (of numbers) in a ratio that cannot be expressed as a ratio of integers. noun an incommensurable quantity …
17incommensurable — /ɪnkəˈmɛnʃərəbəl/ (say inkuh menshuhruhbuhl) adjective 1. not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison. 2. utterly disproportionate. 3. Mathematics (of two or more quantities) a. having no common measure. b. having no… …
18Incommensurable magnitudes — The Greek discovery of incommensurable magnitudes changed the face of mathematics. At its most basic level it shed light on a glaring contradiction within the then current Greek conception of mathematical thought, which eventually resulted in a… …
19INCOMMENSURABLE — adj. des deux genres T. de Géom. Il se dit De deux quantités qui n ont point de commune mesure. Le côté d un carré et sa diagonale sont incommensurables …
20Incommensurable — Commensurabilité Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …
