commensurable

• Adjectif signifiant mesurable selon un étalon commun ou ayant une mesure commune ; rare dans l'anglais moderne, il se rencontre surtout dans des contextes mathématiques ou philosophiques.

An adjective meaning measurable by a common standard or having a common measure; now rarely used in modern English, mostly found in mathematical or philosophical contexts.

1. Measurable by a common standardC2formal

   Able to be measured or compared using a shared unit or standard.

   Mesurable par un étalon commun

   • The two theories are not commensurable because they use different metrics.
   • Their achievements are commensurable when evaluated by the same criteria.
   • The values are commensurable only if we apply a common scale.

   Synonymesanalogouscommensuratecomparablecorrespondingequivalentparallelproportionalproportionate

   Antonymesincommensurableincomparableunmeasurable