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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries不可公度
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bù kě gōng dù
"这两个概念是不可公度的。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not able to be judged by the same standard; having no common standard of measurement.
"The cultural values of the two societies were so different as to be practically incommensurable." - 2
In mathematics, unable to be measured by a common standard; having no common unit of measure.
"The side and the diagonal of a square are incommensurable quantities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'incommensurabilis', formed from the prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not') combined with 'commensurabilis' (meaning 'measurable together'). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, initially used in mathematical contexts regarding quantities lacking a common measure, before expanding into philosophical and general usage to describe things that cannot be compared.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Incommensurable" is said worldwide
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incommensurable
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.kɔ.mɑ̃.sy.ʁa.bl/
"Leurs points de vue sont totalement incommensurables."
inkommensurabel
Transliteration: /ɪnkɔmɛnzuˈʁaːbl̩/
"Diese beiden Theorien sind inkommensurabel."
incommensurabile
Transliteration: /inkommensuˈrabiːle/
"I due concetti sono incommensurabili tra loro."
inconmensurable
Transliteration: /iŋ.kom.men.suˈɾa.βle/
"Su sufrimiento era inconmensurable."
incomensurável
Transliteration: /ĩ.ku.mẽ.suˈɾa.vew/
"O universo tem uma grandeza incomensurável."
अतुलनीय
Transliteration: atulniya
"उनकी संस्कृतियाँ एक-दूसरे से अतुलनीय थीं।"
不可公度
Transliteration: bù kě gōng dù
"这两个概念是不可公度的。"
통약불가능한
Transliteration: tongyak-bulganeunghan
"두 패러다임은 서로 통약불가능하다."
通約不可能な
Transliteration: tsōyaku fukanō na
"その二つの理論は通約不可能です。"
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