Incommensurate (adjective)

  1. Not proportionate or corresponding in size, degree, or amount; not equivalent.
  2. Not capable of being measured or compared by a common standard; not consistent.

Origin:

Late 16th century: from in- "not" + commensurate.

Examples:

  1. The punishment was incommensurate with the crime.
  2. The reward for his work was incommensurate with his effort.
  3. The benefits of the project were incommensurate with the costs.
  4. The success of the project was incommensurate with the time and resources invested.
  5. The incommensurate scales of the two measures made it difficult to compare them.
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