Comparison

[kəm'pærɪs(ə)n] or [kəm'pærɪsn]

Definition

(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'.

(noun.) qualities that are comparable; 'no comparison between the two books'; 'beyond compare'.

(noun.) relation based on similarities and differences.

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Definition

(n.) The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate.

(n.) 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.

(n.) That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.

(n.) 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.

(n.) 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.

(n.) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.

(v. t.) To compare.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Collation, COMPARE, relative estimate, comparative estimate.[2]. Simile, similitude.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

[See LIKENESS]

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Examples

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