Commensurability
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Two concepts or things are commensurable if they are measurable or comparable by a common standard.
Commensurability may refer to:
- commensurability (astronomy), the concept of commensurability in astronomy
- Commensurability (economics), whether economic value can always be measured by money
- commensurability (ethics), the commensurability of values
- commensurability (law), the concept of commensurability in law
- commensurability (mathematics), the concept of commensurability in mathematics
- commensurability (philosophy of science), the commensurability of scientific theories
Also see:
- unit commensurability, comparing physical quantities that may be measured with different units
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