commensurable

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin Latin commensurabilis (“having a common measure”) in 1550s, from Latin com- (“with”) + mensurabilis (“measurable”). Equivalent to com- + mensurable.

1. Able to be measured using a common standard.

   “A yard and a foot are commensurable, as both may be measured by inches.”

2. Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate.

   “His salary is commensurable to his ability.”

3. (of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number ᵂᴾ

   “The numbers 12 and 18 are commensurable, as both are divisible by 6, while 12 and 19 are incommensurable.”