Quantities commensurable in power

Quantities commensurable in power
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]


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