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, comparing(noun)
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"
comparison(noun)
relation based on similarities and differences
comparison, compare, equivalence, comparability(noun)
qualities that are comparable
"no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"
Wiktionary
comparison(Noun)
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'.
comparison(Noun)
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'.
comparison(Noun)
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'.
comparison(Noun)
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
Comparison(noun)
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.]
Comparison(noun)
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.]
Comparison(noun)
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.]
Comparison(noun)
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.]
Comparison(noun)
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.]
Comparison(noun)
the faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts
Etymology: [F. comparaison, L. comparatio. See 1st Compare.]
Comparison(verb)
to compare
Etymology: [F. comparaison, L. comparatio. See 1st Compare.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
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
It is curious that a comparison with these decades was not included in this new study.
This assessment will help us understand where we stand in comparison to our peer institutions and best practices in higher education.
[ It ] could be a plus or a minus. If it's a minus, it pales in comparison to the other risks, from investors' perspective, WeWork is associated with many business and governance risks.
It keeps me alive, if you use maybe skydiving or bungee jumping in comparison -- that rush that you get.
I believe, if we take habitual drunkards as a class, their heads and their hearts will bear an advantageous comparison with those of any other class.
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Translations for comparison
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- مقارنة, مقابلةArabic
- müqayisəAzerbaijani
- параўна́ннеBelarusian
- сходство, сравне́ниеBulgarian
- comparacióCatalan, Valencian
- stupňování, porovnáníCzech
- Komparation, Abgleich, Steigerung, Vergleichbarkeit, Vergleich, GegenüberstellungGerman
- comparaciónSpanish
- مقایسهPersian
- samankaltaisuus, vertailu, komparaatio, samanlaisuusFinnish
- comparaisonFrench
- comparáidIrish
- השוואהHebrew
- तुलनाHindi
- fokozás, összehasonlítás, hasonlóságHungarian
- perbandinganIndonesian
- comparazioneItalian
- 比較Japanese
- 비교, 比較Korean
- comparationeLatin
- lyginimas, palyginimasLithuanian
- salīdzinājums, salīdzināšanaLatvian
- сличност, спо́редба, споредбаMacedonian
- gelijkenis, vergelijkingDutch
- sammenligningNorwegian
- ałhąąh sinilNavajo, Navaho
- porównanie, stopniowaniePolish
- comparaçãoPortuguese
- сра́внивание, сравнение, [[степень, сравне́ниеRussian
- поређење, успоредба, usporedba, poređenjeSerbo-Croatian
- porovnanieSlovak
- primerjavaSlovene
- jämförelse, likhet, komparationSwedish
- ஒப்பீடுTamil
- karşılaştırma, mukayeseTurkish
- ступе́ні порі́вняння, порі́вняння, порівнянняUkrainian
- so sánhVietnamese
- rimetaedjeWalloon
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