Thesaurus: commensurable

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1. a. Having a common measure; capable of being exactly measured by the same number, quantity, or measure.
2. adj. capable of being measured by a common standard
3. Having a common measure; capable of being exactly measured by the same number, quantity, or measure. -- Com*men"su*ra*ble*ness, n. Commensurable numbers or 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, or Quantities, commensurable in power, those whose squares are commensurable.
4. Having a common measure; capable of being exactly measured bythe same number, quantity, or measure.-- Com*men"su*ra*ble*ness, n. Commensurable numbers or quantities(Math.), those that can be exactly expressed by some common unit;thus a foot and yard are commensurable, since both can be expressedin terms of an inch, one being 12 inches, the other 36 inches.-- Numbers, or Quantities, commensurable in power, those whosesquares are commensurable.
5. j:100 s. capable of being measured by a common standard