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Comparisons
The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
📖 Definitions of "Comparisons"
- 1
The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
"to bring a thing into comparison with another; there is no comparison between them"
- 2
An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each-other.
"He made a careful comparison of the available products before buying anything."
- 3
With a negation, the state of being similar or alike.
"There really is no comparison between the performance of today's computers and those of a decade ago."
- 4
(grammar) The ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees, as in hot, hotter, hottest.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Comparisons"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| comparenoun | (transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y. |
| comparabilitynoun | The quality of being comparable. |
| equivalencenoun | (uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal. |
| comparingnoun | examining resemblances or differences |
| benchmarksnoun | A standard by which something is evaluated or measured. |
| comparaisonnoun | — |
| comparativenoun | (grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully). |
| comparativesnoun | (grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully). |
| comparatornoun | An electronic device that compares two voltages, currents or streams of data. |
| comparatorsnoun | An electronic device that compares two voltages, currents or streams of data. |
| comparedverb | (transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y. |
| comparernoun | One who, or that which, compares. |
| comparesverb | (transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y. |
| contrastsnoun | (countable) A difference between two objects, people or concepts. |
| icpnoun | Initialism of Insane Clown Posse: an American hip hop duo formed in 1989. |
| intercomparisonnoun | A comparison made between diverse elements. |
| parallelsnoun | "Parallels" is the 11th episode of the seventh season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 163rd overall. |
| reconciliationsnoun | The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement. |
| relatively | In a relative manner; with reference to environment or competition; contextually or comparatively. |
| similaritiesnoun | Closeness of appearance to something else. |
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