Able to be measured together or by the same standard; having a common measure; proportional.
From 'co-' (together) plus 'measurable,' derived from Latin 'mensura' (measure). Used in mathematics and philosophy to describe things that share a common unit of measurement.
In mathematics, finding whether two lengths are 'commeasurable' turns out to be mind-bendingly difficult—ancient Greeks were shocked to discover that some measurements are fundamentally incomparable.
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