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incommensurable

/ɪnkəmˈɛn.sə.rə.bəl/ adjective · British & US
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What does incommensurable mean?

adjective

Too great or too small to be compared or measured; incapable of being expressed in numbers or compared in quantity or degree. Used especially of two or more quantities or magnitudes that cannot be compared or measured because they are of different kinds or because one or both are infinite.

Example

"The incommensurable nature of the two concepts made it difficult to find a common ground for discussion."

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