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incommensurable quantities

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  • Incommensurable magnitudes — The Greek discovery of incommensurable magnitudes changed the face of mathematics. At its most basic level it shed light on a glaring contradiction within the then current Greek conception of mathematical thought, which eventually resulted in a… …   Wikipedia

  • incommensurable — incommensurability, incommensurableness, n. incommensurably, adv. /in keuh men seuhr euh beuhl, sheuhr /, adj. 1. not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison. 2. utterly disproportionate. 3. Math. (of two or more …   Universalium

  • Incommensurable — In com*men su*ra*ble, a. [Pref. in not + commensurable: cf. F. incommensurable.] Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incommensurable — [in΄kə men′shoor ə bəl, in΄kə men′sərə bəl] adj. [LL incommensurabilis: see IN 2 & COMMENSURABLE] 1. that cannot be measured or compared by the same standard or measure; without a common standard of comparison 2. not worthy of comparison [a… …   English World dictionary

  • Incommensurable — In com*men su*ra*ble, n. One of two or more quantities which have no common measure. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incommensurable — /ɪnkəˈmɛnʃərəbəl/ (say inkuh menshuhruhbuhl) adjective 1. not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison. 2. utterly disproportionate. 3. Mathematics (of two or more quantities) a. having no common measure. b. having no… …  

  • Eudoxus of Cnidus — (Greek Εὔδοξος ὁ Κνίδιος) (410 or 408 BC ndash; 355 or 347 BC) was a Greek astronomer, mathematician, scholar and student of Plato. Since all his own works are lost, our knowledge of him is obtained from secondary sources, such as Aratus s poem… …   Wikipedia

  • algebra — /al jeuh breuh/, n. 1. the branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such relations. 2. any of… …   Universalium

  • Dimensional analysis — In physics and all science, dimensional analysis is a tool to find or check relations among physical quantities by using their dimensions. The dimension of a physical quantity is the combination of the basic physical dimensions (usually mass,… …   Wikipedia

  • in´com|men´su|ra|bly — in|com|men|su|ra|ble «IHN kuh MEHN shuhr uh buhl, suhr », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that cannot be compared because not measurable in the same units or by the same scale: »Money and human life are incommensurable. 2. a) (of lengths or numbers)… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in´com|men´su|ra|ble|ness — in|com|men|su|ra|ble «IHN kuh MEHN shuhr uh buhl, suhr », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that cannot be compared because not measurable in the same units or by the same scale: »Money and human life are incommensurable. 2. a) (of lengths or numbers)… …   Useful english dictionary

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