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commensurably

/kuh-men-ser-uh-buhl, -sher-uh-/US // kəˈmɛn sər ə bəl, -ʃər ə- //UK // (kəˈmɛnsərəbəl, -ʃə-) //

相当于,相应地,相当数量的,相应的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having the same measure or divisor: The numbers 6 and 9 are commensurable since they are divisible by 3.
    • : suitable in measure; proportionate.

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Examples

  • In arithmetic he was the first to expound the theory of means and of proportion as applied to commensurable quantities.

  • In order that the punishments of different classes of crime may be proportional, the punishments should be commensurable.

  • The possible gain is, I think, in no way commensurable with the probable risks of panic and disorder.

  • Not that crimes and jests are commensurable or approximable; but they are before the same judge.

  • Thus we shall have an unlimited number of terms; these will be the numbers called fractional, rational or commensurable.

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