'Quantities commensurable in power' definitions:

Definition of 'Quantities commensurable in power'

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  • Commensurable \Com*men"su*ra*ble\, a. [L. commensurabilis; pref. com- + mensurable. See Commensurate, and cf. Commeasurable.] Having a common measure; capable of being exactly measured by the same number, quantity, or measure. -- {Com*men"su*ra*ble*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
  • Commensurable numbers or Commensurable quantities (Math.), those that can be exactly expressed by some common unit; thus a foot and yard are commensurable, since both can be expressed in terms of an inch, one being 12 inches, the other 36 inches.
  • Numbers commensurable in power, or {Quantities commensurable in power}, those whose squares are commensurable. [1913 Webster]