What does comparison mean?
Definitions for comparison
kəmˈpær ə səncom·par·i·son
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word comparison.
Princeton's WordNet
comparison, comparingnoun
the act of examining resemblances
"they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator"
comparisonnoun
relation based on similarities and differences
comparison, compare, equivalence, comparabilitynoun
qualities that are comparable
"no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"
Wiktionary
comparisonnoun
The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared
Etymology: From comparaison, from comparatio, from comparatus, the past participle of comparare 'to compare'.
comparisonnoun
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.
Etymology: From comparaison, from comparatio, from comparatus, the past participle of comparare 'to compare'.
comparisonnoun
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.
Etymology: From comparaison, from comparatio, from comparatus, the past participle of comparare 'to compare'.
comparisonnoun
The ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees.
Etymology: From comparaison, from comparatio, from comparatus, the past participle of comparare 'to compare'.
Webster Dictionary
Comparisonnoun
the act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate
Etymology: [F. comparaison, L. comparatio. See 1st Compare.]
Comparisonnoun
the state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared; as, to bring a thing into comparison with another; there is no comparison between them
Etymology: [F. comparaison, L. comparatio. See 1st Compare.]
Comparisonnoun
that to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude
Etymology: [F. comparaison, L. comparatio. See 1st Compare.]
Comparisonnoun
the modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison
Etymology: [F. comparaison, L. comparatio. See 1st Compare.]
Comparisonnoun
a figure by which one person or thing is compared to another, or the two are considered with regard to some property or quality, which is common to them both; e.g., the lake sparkled like a jewel
Etymology: [F. comparaison, L. comparatio. See 1st Compare.]
Comparisonnoun
the faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts
Etymology: [F. comparaison, L. comparatio. See 1st Compare.]
Comparisonverb
to compare
Etymology: [F. comparaison, L. comparatio. See 1st Compare.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'comparison' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2978
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'comparison' in Nouns Frequency: #994
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of comparison in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of comparison in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of comparison in a Sentence
There's no comparison, there's no presidential campaign that I'm aware of that hasn't had campaign finance violations. A lot of money flows through them and they almost all have some violations.
The three years that stood out to me (in comparison) are 1875, 1885 and 1934 - we're in the league of those years for the coldest February.
It was built very compact, so it's not much wider than a classic manual wheelchair and it can still go under tables, you can go through narrow doors and use it indoors without any hassle, so it's extremely compact in comparison to different wheelchairs and it's very easy to use.
There have been many other studies of mass media campaigns, but most have been unable to use a randomized controlled trial approach due to the fact that their television broadcast contaminates any comparison areas.
We chose Costco as a comparison because it is an example of a system where the incentives are set up to deliver value on total cost, much like paper towels, patient cost-sharing for generics in Medicare Advantage Part D tends to be low, but this masks a system that is not currently set up to deliver value to the program overall.
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- مقابلة, مقارنةArabic
- müqayisəAzerbaijani
- параўна́ннеBelarusian
- сходство, сравне́ниеBulgarian
- comparacióCatalan, Valencian
- stupňování, porovnáníCzech
- Gegenüberstellung, Vergleich, Komparation, Vergleichbarkeit, Abgleich, SteigerungGerman
- comparaciónSpanish
- مقایسهPersian
- vertailu, komparaatio, samanlaisuus, samankaltaisuusFinnish
- comparaisonFrench
- comparáidIrish
- השוואהHebrew
- तुलनाHindi
- összehasonlítás, hasonlóság, fokozásHungarian
- perbandinganIndonesian
- comparazioneItalian
- 比較Japanese
- 比較, 비교Korean
- comparationeLatin
- palyginimas, lyginimasLithuanian
- salīdzināšana, salīdzinājumsLatvian
- споредба, спо́редба, сличностMacedonian
- gelijkenis, vergelijkingDutch
- sammenligningNorwegian
- ałhąąh sinilNavajo, Navaho
- stopniowanie, porównaniePolish
- comparaçãoPortuguese
- сравнение, сра́внивание, сравне́ние, [[степеньRussian
- usporedba, поређење, poređenje, успоредбаSerbo-Croatian
- porovnanieSlovak
- primerjavaSlovene
- jämförelse, komparation, likhetSwedish
- ஒப்பீடுTamil
- karşılaştırma, mukayeseTurkish
- порі́вняння, ступе́ні порі́вняння, порівнянняUkrainian
- so sánhVietnamese
- rimetaedjeWalloon
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