comensurável
[ko-men-su-ˈra-vel]
adjectivemasculine/feminine (agrees with noun)pl: comensuráveis
commensurable
1. Able to be measured by the same standard or unit; having a common measure
The two distances are commensurable because they can both be expressed in meters.
As duas distâncias são comensuráveis porque podem ser expressas em metros.
2. Proportionate; having a suitable or appropriate relationship
The punishment was commensurable with the severity of the crime.
A punição foi comensurável com a gravidade do crime.
3. (Mathematics) Having a common divisor or measurable by the same unit
Commensurable numbers can be expressed as a ratio of integers.
Números comensuráveis podem ser expressos como uma razão de inteiros.
Related Idioms & Phrases
comensurável com - commensurable with/proportionate to
em proporção comensurável - in commensurable proportion
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