incommensurability

English

Etymology

From incommensurable +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪŋkəˌmɛnʃʊɹəˈbɪlɪti/

Noun

incommensurability (uncountable)

1. The state or characteristic of being incommensurable.

   Synonym: incommensurableness

   • 1823, James Hogg, “Peril Second. Leasing. Circle II.”, in The Three Perils of Woman; or, Love, Leasing, and Jealousy. […], volume III, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, […], →OCLC, page 91:

     […] I therefore think, Sarah, that the incommensurability of the crime with the effect, completely warrants the supersaliency of this noctivagant delinquent.

Translations

state or characteristic of being incommensurable

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不可通約性／不可通约性 (bùkětōngyuēxìng), 不可公度性 (bùkěgōngdùxìng), 不可比性 (bùkěbǐxìng)

• Czech: nesouměřitelnost f
• Finnish: yhteismitattomuus (fi)
• French: incommensurabilité (fr) f
• Galician: inconmensurabilidade (gl) f
• German: Inkommensurabilität (de) f
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: inkommensurabilitet (sv) c

Further reading

• incommensurability on Wikipedia.Wikipedia