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   comparison

   /kəmˈparɪs(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a consideration or estimate of the similarities or dissimilarities between two things or people: "they drew a comparison between Gandhi's teaching and that of other teachers" Similar contrastjuxtapositioncollationdifferentiationweighing upbalancing
   • ▪ an analogy: "perhaps the best comparison is that of seasickness"
   • ▪ the quality of being similar or equivalent: "when it comes to achievements this season, there's no comparison between Linfield and Bangor" Similar resemblancelikenesssimilaritysimilitudecorrespondencecorrelationparallelparitysymmetryequivalencecomparabilityanalogyOpposite difference
   • 2. the formation of the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French comparesoun, from Latin comparatio(n-), from comparare ‘to pair, match’ (see compare).

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   What does it mean when you make a comparison?

   • When you make a comparison, you consider two or more things and discover the differences between them. There are no previous statistics for comparison. When you make a comparison, you say that one thing is like another in some way. It is demonstrably an unfair comparison.

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   What does it stand comparison with mean?

   • stand comparison with It stands comparison with (= is about as good as) the best Japanese cars in its price range. Comparative adjectives compare one person or thing with another and enable us to say whether a person or thing has more or less of a particular quality: …

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   What is a comparative adjective?

   • Comparative adjectives compare one person or thing with another and enable us to say whether a person or thing has more or less of a particular quality: … Comparative adjectives compare one person or thing with another and enable us to say whether a person or thing has more or less of a particular quality: …

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   Why are comparisons so difficult?

   • The comparisons open a sequence of doors leading in many directions rather than one. Studies have differed in their definition of the topic, and comparisons between research findings are often difficult and sometimes impossible to make. They are also primarily based on comparisons between the specialist and generic teams.

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   Comparison definition: the act of comparing.. See examples of COMPARISON used in a sentence.

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   When you make a comparison between two or more things, you discover the differences or similarities between them. ...a comparison of the two governments. American English : comparison / kəmˈpærɪsən /

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   When you make a comparison, you figure out how things are similar. Making comparisons is about taking a look at characteristics or qualities that show the similarities between living things, objects, or anything else.

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