adj. 1. Measurable by a common standard. 2. Commensurate; proportionate. 3. Mathematics Exactly divisible by the same unit an integral number of times. Used of two quantities. [Late Latin commēnsūrābilis : Latin com-, com- + mēnsūrābilis, measurable (from mēnsūrāre, to measure; see COMMENSURATE).] com·men′su·ra·bili·ty n. com·mensu·ra·bly adv. |
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