commensuration
- noun
- /kəˌmɛnʃəˈreɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
igualación
- The commensuration of different materials in the design ensured that the components fit perfectly.
Examples
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Instead, Bujo's work is comprised mainly of discussions that assume total commensuration between the notion of God in African religions and Christianity.
Academic text (2008) -
In mathematics, commensuration allows us to compare lengths by expressing them with a common unit.
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The project was successful due to the careful commensuration of resources to meet everyone's needs.
Synonyms
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3.4
Making two sets of numbers, like accounts, match by checking and changing them
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4.1
The act of making people more equal in money or opportunity
2
5.8
Making things more equal by adjusting differences between them
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4.6
Arranging things by size, amount, or importance
Treating different things as the same
Antonyms
How Equalizing
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4.8
- US
2
5.8
- Specialized
133
2.9
39
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
commensuration = commensurate (semi-transparent) = com + mensur + ation
The transformation from 'commensurate' to 'commensuration' is clear, but the base word 'commensurate' itself is not commonly known.
Etymology
Commensuration comes from Latin parts com- ('with') and mensura ('measure'), the same root as the English word measure and commensurate. So it means measuring things 'together' to make them equal or in the right proportion.