Incommensurate
(adjective)
- Not proportionate or corresponding in size, degree, or amount; not equivalent.
- Not capable of being measured or compared by a common standard; not consistent.
Origin:
Late 16th century: from in- "not" + commensurate.
Examples:
- The punishment was incommensurate with the crime.
- The reward for his work was incommensurate with his effort.
- The benefits of the project were incommensurate with the costs.
- The success of the project was incommensurate with the time and resources invested.
- The incommensurate scales of the two measures made it difficult to compare them.