incommensurateness

incommensurateness
See incommensurately.

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  • incommensurateness — incommensurate ► ADJECTIVE 1) (incommensurate with) out of keeping or proportion with. 2) another term for INCOMMENSURABLE(Cf. ↑incommensurable) (in sense 1). DERIVATIVES incommensurateness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Incommensurateness — Incommensurate In com*men su*rate, a. 1. Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure; incommensurable. [1913 Webster] 2. Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not adequate; as, our means are incommensurate to our wants. Syn:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incommensurateness — incommenˈsurateness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑incommensurate …   Useful english dictionary

  • incommensurate — incommensurately, adv. incommensurateness, n. /in keuh men seuhr it, sheuhr /, adj. 1. not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants. 2. incommensurable. [1640 50; IN 3 + COMMENSURATE] * * * …   Universalium

  • philosophical anthropology — anthropology (def. 4). * * * Study of human nature conducted by the methods of philosophy. It is concerned with questions such as the status of human beings in the universe, the purpose or meaning of human life, and whether humanity can be made… …   Universalium

  • incommensurate — [ˌɪnkə mɛnʃ(ə)rət, sjə ] adjective 1》 (incommensurate with) out of keeping or proportion with. 2》 another term for incommensurable (in sense 1). Derivatives incommensurately adverb incommensurateness noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • incommensurate — /ɪnkəˈmɛnʃərət/ (say inkuh menshuhruht) adjective 1. not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: means incommensurate to our wants. 2. incommensurable. –incommensurately, adverb –incommensurateness, noun …  

  • inequality — [n] prejudice; lack of balance asperity, bias, contrast, difference, discrimination, disparity, disproportion, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, diversity, imparity, incommensurateness, injustice, irregularity, one sidedness, partisanship,… …   New thesaurus

  • incommensurate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (incommensurate with) out of keeping or proportion with. 2) another term for INCOMMENSURABLE(Cf. ↑incommensurable) (in sense 1). DERIVATIVES incommensurateness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • incommensurate — adj. 1 (often foll. by with, to) out of proportion; inadequate. 2 = INCOMMENSURABLE. Derivatives: incommensurately adv. incommensurateness n …   Useful english dictionary

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