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Comparison

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Noun

1. comparing, comparison

the act of examining resemblances

Example Sentences:
'they made a comparison of noise levels'
'the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator'

2. comparison

relation based on similarities and differences

3. comparability, compare, comparison, equivalence

qualities that are comparable

Example Sentences:
'no comparison between the two books'
'beyond compare'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Comparison

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noun
1. 
the act or process of comparing
2. 
the state of being compared
3. 
comparable quality or qualities; likeness
there was no comparison between them
4. 
a rhetorical device involving comparison, such as a simile
5. Also called: degrees of comparison grammar
the listing of the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of an adjective or adverb
6.  bear comparison

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Comparison

see synonyms of comparison
noun
1. 
a comparing or being compared; estimation of similarities and differences
2. 
sufficient likeness to make meaningful comparison possible; possibility of comparison; similarity
there is no comparison between the two singers
3.  Grammar
the modification of an adjective or adverb in its positive degree to show the comparative and superlative degrees (Ex.: long, longer, longest; good, better, best; slowly, more slowly, most slowly)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Comparison

see synonyms of comparison
n.
1.
a. The act of comparing or the process of being compared.
b. A statement or estimate of similarities and differences.
2. The quality of being similar or equivalent; likeness: no comparison between the two books.
3. Grammar The modification or inflection of an adjective or adverb to denote the positive, comparative, and superlative degrees, as in English, along with the equative degree in certain other languages, such as Irish Gaelic.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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