Comparison

  • 21comparison — n. 1 the act or an instance of comparing. 2 a simile or semantic illustration. 3 capacity for being likened; similarity (there s no comparison). 4 (in full degrees of comparison) Gram. the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of… …

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  • 22comparison — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French comparison, from Latin comparation , comparatio, from comparare Date: 14th century 1. the act or process of comparing: as a. the representing of one thing or person as similar to or like another b …

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  • 23comparison — noun /kʌmˈpæɹɪsən,kʌmˈpɛɹɪsən/ a) The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared He made a careful comparison of the available products before buying anything. b) An evaluation of the similarities and differences of two (or more)… …

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  • 24comparison — noun 1) a comparison of the results Syn: juxtaposition, collation, differentiation 2) there s no comparison between them Syn: resemblance, likeness, similarity, correspondence, correlation, parallel, parity, compara …

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  • 25comparison — Short for comparison ticket, a memorandum between two brokers that confirms the details of a transaction to be carried out. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

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  • 26comParison — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of comparing] Syn. likening, colLating, analyzing, relative estimation, comparative relation, testing by a criterion, distinguishing between, analogizing, corresponding, paralleling, drawing parallels, contrasting,… …

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  • 27comparison — noun 1》 an act of comparing.     ↘the quality of being similar or equivalent. 2》 Grammar the formation of the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs. Phrases beyond comparison another way of saying beyond compare (see… …

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  • 28comparison — noun there s no comparison between them Syn: resemblance, likeness, similarity, correspondence …

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  • 29comparison — palyginimas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. comparison; congruence; equality matching; matching vok. Gegenüberstellung, f; Kongruenz, f; Vergleich, m rus. сопоставление, n; сравнение, n pranc. comparaison, f …

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  • 30comparison — lyginimas statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Mąstymo operacija, kai ieškoma objektų skirtumų ir panašumų. Naudodamasis lyginimo metodu, mokytojas skatina mokinius ne tik atrasti daiktų ir reiškinių skirtumus ir panašumus, bet kartu ugdo ir jų …

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