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commensurable

/kəˈmɛnʃərəbəl/ /kəˈmɛnʃʊərəbəl/

Meanings
adjective
Able to be measured using a common standard.

Examples :

"Because the test questions used different scales (multiple choice vs. essay), the students' scores weren't truly commensurable and couldn't be easily compared. "
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Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration different

different noun

/ˈdɪf.(ə)ɹ.ənt/

The different ideal.

"My family has a different ideal for my future than I do. "

Illustration incommensurable

incommensurable noun

/ɪnkəˈmɛnsjʊəɹəbəl/

An incommensurable value or quantity; an irrational number.

"Pi, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, is a famous example of an incommensurable. "

Illustration divisible

divisible noun

[dɪˈvɪzɪbəɫ]

Any substance that can be divided.

"The dough was a divisible, easily separated into smaller portions for each cookie. "

Illustration difficulty

difficulty noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

The state of being difficult, or hard to do.

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

Illustration proportionate

proportionate verb

/pɹəˈpɔːʃənət/ /pɹəˈpɔːʃəneɪt/ /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənət/ /pɹəˈpɔɹʃəneɪt/

To make proportionate.

"The teacher proportionately adjusted the difficulty of the exam to the students' abilities. "

Illustration standard

standard noun

/ˈstændəd/ /ˈstændəɹd/

A principle or example or measure used for comparison.

"The school's new uniform policy is the standard for all students. "

Illustration multiple

multiple noun

/ˈmʌltɪpl̩/

A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder.

"14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7"

Illustration questions

questions noun

/ˈkwɛstʃənz/

A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.

"What is your question?"

Illustration commensurate

commensurate verb

/kəˈmɛnʃəɹət/

To reduce to a common measure.

"The chef had to commensurate all the different ingredient measurements into grams to ensure the recipe could be easily followed using a single scale. "

Illustration compared

compared verb

/kəmˈpɛəd/ /kəmˈpɛɹd/

To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

"Sentence: The teacher compared the student's essay to the original article to check for plagiarism. "

Illustration measured

measured verb

/ˈmɛʒəd/ /ˈmɛʒɚd/

To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.

"We measured the temperature with a thermometer.   You should measure the angle with a spirit level."