# incommensurable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnkəˈmɛnʃ(ə)ɹəbəl/

## Definitions
1. having a ratio that is not expressible as a fraction of two integers.
2. having no common integer divisor except 1.
3. Not able to be measured by the same standards as another term in the context.

## Etymology
From Middle French incommensurable, from Medieval Latin incommensurabilis.
Its full etymology is equivalent to that of in- + commensurable.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/incommensurable