comparison

(kəm-păr'ĭ-sən)
n.

1. 1. The act of comparing or the process of being compared.
   2. 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.

[Middle English comparisoun, from Old French comparaison, from Latin comparātiō, comparātiōn-, from comparātus, past participle of comparāre, to compare. See compare.]

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1. For comparison of adjectives, see adjective ³.

2. Comparison as the equivalent of compare is normally followed by with, not to, and this applies also to the expression by or in comparison:

By comparison with some of the 20 million tons a year North Sea finds it is a drop in the ocean—Daily Telegraph, 1974

It doesn't bear comparison with the contact you can get with a live theatre audience—S. Brett, 1977.

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1. short for comparison ticket, a memorandum exchanged prior to settlement by two brokers in order to confirm the details of a transaction to which they were parties. Also called comparison sheet.

2. verification of collateral held against a loan, by exchange of information between two brokers or between a broker and a bank.

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noun

The quality or state of being alike: affinity, alikeness, analogy, correspondence, likeness, parallelism, resemblance, similarity, similitude, uniformity, uniformness. See same/different/compare.

n

Definition: contrast
Antonyms: difference, dissimilarity

IN BRIEF: n. - Examining resemblances or differences; Qualities that are comparable; Relation based on similarities and differences.

Works of great intellect are great only by comparison with each other. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Quotes:

"Comparisons are odious." - Source Unknown

The basis of analytical epidemiology, the statistical comparison between groups.

• c. groups — the groups between which a statistical comparison is to be made.
• c. population — the population in which a comparison between groups is to be conducted. All of the groups to be used comprise the population.

For a list of words related to comparison, see:

• Grammar and Usage - comparison: inflection of adverbs and adjectives to show degrees: positive, comparative, superlative
• Order, Hierarchy, and Systems - comparison: examination of two or more items to determine similarities and differences

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Common misspelling(s) of comparison

• comparision

Dansk (Danish)
n. - sammenligning, gradbøjning

idioms:

• by comparison    til sammenligning
• in comparison    i sammenligning (med)

Nederlands (Dutch)
vergelijking

Français (French)
n. - comparaison

idioms:

• by comparison    par/en comparaison
• in comparison    par/en comparaison

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vergleich, Steigerung

idioms:

• by comparison    im Vergleich
• in comparison    im Vergleich

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σύγκριση, αντιπαραβολή, αντιπαράθεση, παραλληλισμός

idioms:

• by comparison    σε σύγκριση, συγκριτικώς
• in comparison    σε σύγκριση

Italiano (Italian)
paragone, confronto, comparazione

idioms:

• bear/stand comparison with    reggere il confronto con
• by/in comparison    in confronto
• in comparison with    a confronto di

Português (Portuguese)
n. - comparação (f)

idioms:

• bear/stand comparison with    pode comparar-se a
• by/in comparison    em comparação
• in comparison with    em comparação com

Русский (Russian)
сравнение

idioms:

• bear/stand comparison with    выдерживать сравнение с чем-либо
• by/in comparison    сравнительно, по сравнению с чем-либо
• in comparison with    по сравнению с чем-либо

Español (Spanish)
n. - comparación

idioms:

• by comparison    por comparación
• in comparison    en comparación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - jämförelse, komparation

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
比较, 比喻, 对照

idioms:

• by comparison    比较起来
• in comparison    与...比较, 比较之下

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 比較, 比喻, 對照

idioms:

• by comparison    比較起來
• in comparison    與...比較, 比較之下

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 비교 , 대조, 비유

idioms:

• by comparison    ~와 비교하면
• in comparison    ~와 비교하면

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 比較, 類似, たとえること, 比較変化

idioms:

• bear/stand comparison with    …との比較に耐える
• by/in comparison    比べると
• in comparison with    比較すれば

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مقارنه, مقابله, موازنه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮השוואת ערכים (דקדוק), דמיון, השוואה‬

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