Incommensurability

Pronunciation: /ˈɪŋkˈɑmənˈsɝˈəbɪɫəˌti/

Incommensurability (noun)

  1. A situation where two things cannot be measured using the same unit or scale.
  2. A situation where two ideas or values cannot be compared fairly because they use different standards.

Examples

  • The two measurements show incommensurability because they use no shared unit.
  • Their results cannot be combined due to incommensurability between the units.