incommensurable

Meanings

• Adjective

  Not capable of being measured or compared directly.

  - "The dimensions of this ancient temple are incommensurable with modern architectural standards."
  - "The two theories, though not mutually exclusive, are incommensurable and cannot be directly compared."

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Variants

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incommensurabilities , incommensurability , incommensurable , incommensurables , incommensurably

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Etymology

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From the Latin incommensurabilis, meaning not capable of being measured together.

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Trivia

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1. The concept of incommensurability was famously explored by philosophers such as Ludwig Wittgenstein and Thomas Kuhn.

2. In mathematics, the term 'incommensurable' is used to describe numbers whose ratios cannot be expressed as simple fractions.

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Related Concepts

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1. commensurability: The property of being capable of being measured or compared directly.

2. incomparable: Unable to be compared or equaled; unmatchable.

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Culture

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The term 'incommensurable' has been used in various philosophical and scientific contexts to describe concepts or ideas that cannot be directly compared or measured.

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the acronym I Cannot Measure Directly (ICMRD) to remember the meaning of 'incommensurable'.

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