Background for comparable

comparable

/kəmˈpæɹəbl̩/

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noun

Something suitable for comparison.

Examples :

"The new student's performance was a comparable achievement to the top students. "

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adjective

(often with to) Able to be compared (to).

Examples :

"An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus."

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adjective

(often with to) Similar (to); like.

Examples :

"My new apartment is comparable in size to my old one. "

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adjective

Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.

Examples :

"Six and forty-two are comparable in the divides order, but six and nine are not."

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adjective

(grammar) Said of an adjective that has a comparative and superlative form.

Examples :

""Big" is a comparable adjective, since it can take the forms "bigger" and "biggest"; but "unique" is not comparable, except in disputed, but common, usage."

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