incommensurable

/ɪnkəˈmɛnsjʊəɹəbəl/

noun

  1. 1

    An incommensurable value or quantity; an irrational number.

adjective

  1. 1

    Of two real numbers, such that their ratio is not a fraction of two integers.

  2. 2

    (arithmetics) Of two integers, having no common integer divisor except 1.

  3. 3

    Not able to be measured by the same standards as another term in the context.

    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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