The side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable.
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Incommensurable
//ɪnkəˈmɛnʃ(ə)ɹəbəl//
Synonyms for "incommensurable" (53 found)
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12 translations across 5 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 互素 adj (having no common divisor except 1)
- 互質 /互质 adj (having no common divisor except 1)
- 缺乏可通约性 adj (not able to be measured by same standards)
Czech
2 entries- nesoudělný adj (having no common divisor except 1)
- nesouměřitelný adj (not able to be measured by same standards)
Dutch
2 entries- incommensurabel adj (not able to be measured by same standards)
- onderling onmeetbaar adj (not able to be measured by same standards)
Finnish
2 entries- yhteismitaton adj (not able to be measured by same standards)
- yhteistekijätön adj (having no common divisor except 1)
French
3 entries- incommensurable adj (having no common divisor except 1)
- incommensurable adj (not able to be measured by same standards)
- sans commune mesure adj (not able to be measured by same standards)
Sample sentences
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Unfortunately for Pythagoras, his theorem led at once to the discovery of incommensurables, which appeared to disprove his whole philosophy.
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