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Definition of incommensurable:

(adj) : that cannot be measured as an integer or fraction; irrational; having no standard of measurement; unmeasurable, immeasurable
(n) : an incommensurable value or quantity
"1946: Unfortunately for Pythagoras, his theorem led at once to the discovery of incommensurables, which appeared to disprove his whole philosophy. -- Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, ch. 3"
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Definition of incommensurable:

(adj) : that cannot be measured as an integer or fraction; irrational; having no standard of measurement; unmeasurable, immeasurable
(n) : an incommensurable value or quantity
"1946: Unfortunately for Pythagoras, his theorem led at once to the discovery of incommensurables, which appeared to disprove his whole philosophy. -- Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, ch. 3"
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