Definition of Comparison

1. Noun. The act of examining resemblances. "The fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator"

Exact synonyms: Comparing
Generic synonyms: Examination, Scrutiny
Specialized synonyms: Likening, Analogy, Collation, Confrontation, Contrast
Derivative terms: Compare, Compare, Compare

2. Noun. Relation based on similarities and differences.
Generic synonyms: Relation
Specialized synonyms: Imaginative Comparison
Derivative terms: Compare

3. Noun. Qualities that are comparable. "Beyond compare"
Exact synonyms: Comparability, Compare, Equivalence
Generic synonyms: Alikeness, Likeness, Similitude
Derivative terms: Comparable, Compare, Compare, Compare, Compare

Definition of Comparison

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

2. v. t. To compare.

Definition of Comparison

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Comparison

comparative pathology
comparative physiology
comparative psychology
comparative psychology
comparativist
comparativists
comparator
comparators
comparator microscope
compare
compared
comparer
comparers
compares
comparing
comparison (current term)
comparison-shop
comparisons
compart
comparted
comparting
compartment
compartment
compartmental
compartmentalisation
compartmentalise
compartmentalised
compartmentalization
compartmentalize
compartmentalized

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