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incommensurate

adjective
in·​com·​men·​su·​rate | \ ËŒin-kÉ™-ˈmen(t)s-rÉ™t How to pronounce incommensurate (audio) , -ˈmen(t)sh-; -ˈmen(t)-sÉ™-, -shÉ™-\

Definition of incommensurate

: not commensurate: such as
a : incommensurable
b : inadequate
c : disproportionate a confidence incommensurate with their ability

Examples of incommensurate in a Sentence

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 The problem, as Leavis understood, is that science and the humanities are inherently incommensurate endeavors. — Paula Marantz Cohen, WSJ, "The Danger of Progressives’ Inhumanity to the Humanities," 28 July 2017 Open the front door to chef-owner Genet Agonafer’s restaurant, a dining room that seems both a local fixture and oddly incommensurate with the neighborhood. — Amy Scattergood, latimes.com, "Ethiopian chef Genet Agonafer may cook the best doro wot in town, but she hasn't eaten it in years," 9 June 2017

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First Known Use of incommensurate

1650, in the meaning defined above

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