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Incommensurateness

Incommensurate \In`com*men"su*rate\, a.

  1. Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure; incommensurable.

  2. Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not adequate; as, our means are incommensurate to our wants.

    Syn: Inadequate; insufficient; disproportionate. -- In`com*men"su*rate*ly, adv. -- In`com*men"su*rate*ness, n.