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comparison

The correct spelling is comparison.

How to pronounce comparison

/kəmˈpæɹɪsən/
noun

IPA: /kəmˈpæɹɪsən/

Say it like: Com-par-iso-n

The correct spelling is comparison. The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared. For example: "to bring a thing into comparison with another;  there is no comparison between them"

Usage Examples

to bring a thing into comparison with another;  there is no comparison between them

He made a careful comparison of the available products before buying anything.

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

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
  2. 2.An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each-other.
  3. 3.With a negation, the state of being similar or alike.
  4. 4.(grammar) The ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees, as in hot, hotter, hottest.
  5. 5.That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.

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