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commensurable
com·men·su·ra·ble [ kə ménssərəb'l, kə ménshərəb'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. related by measurement: related by virtue of sharing the same system of measurement or by being measurable using the same units
2. commensurate: proportionate to something else ( formal )
His salary is commensurable to his ability.
3. mathematics with common factor: divisible by the same unit an even number of times
[Mid-16th century. < late Latin commensurabilis "completely measurable" < mensurabilis (see mensurable)]

com·men·su·ra·bil·i·ty [ kə mènssərə bíllətee, kə mènshərə bíllətee ] noun
com·men·su·ra·bly [ kə ménsərəblee, kə ménshərəblee ] adverb
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