The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quantities commensurable in power
Commensurable \Com*men"su*ra*ble\, a. [L. commensurabilis; pref. com- + mensurable. See Commensurate, and cf. Commeasurable.] Having a common measure; capable of being exactly measured by the same number, quantity, or measure. -- Com*men"su*ra*ble*ness, n.
Commensurable numbers or Commensurable quantities (Math.), those that can be exactly expressed by some common unit; thus a foot and yard are commensurable, since both can be expressed in terms of an inch, one being 12 inches, the other 36 inches.
Numbers commensurable in power, or Quantities commensurable in power, those whose squares are commensurable.