incommensurable vs multifarious

incommensurable

adj
  • Not able to be measured by the same standards as another term in the context. 

  • having a ratio that is not expressible as a fraction of two integers. 

  • having no common integer divisor except 1. 

noun
  • An incommensurable value or quantity; an irrational number. 

multifarious

adj
  • Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; made up of many differing parts; manifold. 

  • In which a party or a cause of action has been improperly or wrongfully joined together in the same suit, as in a misjoinder, perhaps as a result of a joinder of unrelated, distinct, independent parties or matters. 

How often have the words incommensurable and multifarious occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )