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comparison

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comparison
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) things

There really is no comparison between the performance of todays computers and those of a decade ago.


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  • comparison — noun сравнение there is no comparison between them невозможноих сравнивать make a comparison beyond all comparison in comparison with bear comparison with stand comparison with degrees of comparison …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

  • comparison — I noun alikeness, analogical procedure, analogy, association, balance, comparatio, comparative estimate, conlatio, contrast, correlation, equation, measurement, nearness, parallel, rapprochement, relative estimate, relative estimation,… …   Law dictionary

  • Comparison — Com*par i*son, v. t. To compare. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • comparison — kəmˈpærɪsn сущ. сличение, сопоставление, сравнение there is no comparison between them ≈ невозможно их сравнивать make a comparison beyond all comparison in comparison with bear comparison with …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

  • comparison — сопоставление ; сравнение ; ? comparison basis (base) ; ? direct comparison ; ? comparison of productive structures ; ? inter regional comparison ; ? multilateral comparison ; ? overtime comparison ; ? quantitative comparison ; ? structural… …   Англо-Русский словарь финансовых терминов

  • Comparison — For comparisons within Wikipedia, see Category:Comparisons. Contents 1 Computer science 2 Language 3 Mathemat …   Wikipedia

  • comparison — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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