1
- not able to be judged by the same standard as something; having no common standard of measurement不能以同一标准衡量的, 不能用其他标准衡量的; 无共同尺度的:
the two types of science are incommensurable.
这两种科学不能以同一标准衡量。
2
- Mathematics (of numbers) in a ratio that cannot be expressed as a ratio of integers【数】(数字)不可通约的, 无公度的。
2.1
- irrational无理数的。
派生词
incommensurability
nounincommensurably
adverb词源
mid 16th cent. (in the mathematical sense): from late Latin incommensurabilis, from in- 'not' + commensurabilis (see COMMENSURABLE).