Of the Acceptation of the Words paronymous to Measure, viz. Mensurability, Mensuration, Commensurability and Incommensurability.

IN the last Lecture we were not negligent in our Endeavours to expound the different common Acceptations of the Word Measure. From whence it will easily appear how many Ways the paronymous Terms, To measure, mensurable, &c, may by accepted; viz. as many Ways respectively, as the Word Measure may be taken. It remains that we consider according to which of these Ways especially Mensurability, the Affection of Magnitude we are treating of, ought to be understood, and what is its primary Notion, Two of these Ways which are familiar to Mathematicians are especially to be considered and carefully distinguished, to which all others may be referred.