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Comparison — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Comparison >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 comparison comparison collation contrast Sgm: N 1 identification identification Sgm: N 1 comparative estimate comparative estimate relative estimate GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 simile … English dictionary for students
Comparison of Windows and Linux — Comparison of the Microsoft Windows and Linux operating system is a common topic of discussion among their users. Windows is the most prominent proprietary operating system, while Linux is the most prominent operating system that is free software … Wikipedia
Comparison of Canadian and American football — Canadian and American football are very similar, as both have their origins in rugby. As such, the rules of these sports are very similar, although a comparison illustrates some key differences.HistoryFootball was introduced to North America in… … Wikipedia
Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions — The routes to the South Pole taken by Scott (green) and Amundsen (red), 1911–1912. The reasons for Roald Amundsen s success with his South Pole expedition and the reason for Robert Falcon Scott s failure in returning from the simulta … Wikipedia
Comparison of American and Canadian football — Diagram of an American football field Diagram of a … Wikipedia
Comparison of Canadian football and rugby league — A comparison of Canadian football and rugby league football can be made because of their shared origins, resulting in similarities and shared concepts in terms of scoring and advancing the ball. Aside from American football, rugby league is the… … Wikipedia
Pairwise comparison — This article is about pairwise comparisons in psychology. For statistical analysis of paired comparisons, see paired difference test. Pairwise comparison generally refers to any process of comparing entities in pairs to judge which of each entity … Wikipedia
comparative — com·par·a·tive /kəm par ə tiv/ adj: characterized by systematic comparison comparative contribution, which apportions according to...respective fault W. L. Prosser and W. P. Keeton com·par·a·tive·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… … Law dictionary
comparative — com|par|a|tive1 [ kəm perətıv ] adjective ** 1. ) judged in comparison to something such as a previous situation or state: RELATIVE: We sailed into the comparative shelter of the harbor. We expected to win with comparative ease. 2. ) involving… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
comparative — [kəm parətɪv] adjective 1》 measured or judged by comparison; relative. 2》 involving comparison between two or more subjects or branches of science: comparative religion. 3》 Grammar (of an adjective or adverb) expressing a higher degree of a… … English new terms dictionary
