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Taxonomy vs Incommensurable - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and incommensurable

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while incommensurable is an incommensurable value or quantity; an irrational number.

As an adjective incommensurable is

(mathematics) of two real numbers, such that their ratio is not a fraction of two integers.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    incommensurable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (mathematics) Of two real numbers, such that their ratio is not a fraction of two integers.
  • (arithmetic) Of two integers, having no common integer divisor except 1.
  • Not able to be measured by the same standards as another term in the context; see measurement; contrast with unmeasurable or immeasurable, each of which means not able to be measured at all, the former more generally, the latter generally due to some infinite quality of the thing being described
    • The side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable''' with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are '''incommensurable .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An incommensurable value or quantity; an irrational number.
  • * 1946 , Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy , ch. 3:
    • Unfortunately for Pythagoras, his theorem led at once to the discovery of incommensurables , which appeared to disprove his whole philosophy.

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