incommensurable

Definitions

Not able to be judged by the same standard as something else; lacking a common basis of comparison.

Impossible to measure by the same standard; having no common divisor.

Examples

The two cultures held values that were fundamentally incommensurable, making compromise nearly impossible.

The beauty of a sunset and the efficiency of a machine are incommensurable experiences.

Scientists often struggle to compare data sets that are incommensurable due to different measurement standards.

Synonyms

incomparable disparate unrelated mismatched incompatible disproportionate unequal

Antonyms

comparable commensurate compatible proportional equal measurable related