OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 3121

comparison

/kəmˈpɛɹɪsən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
comparación • comparanza
An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.
As sharp legal practitioners, no class of human beings can bear a comparison with them.
He made a careful comparison of the available products before buying anything.
comparación • paragón • parangón • semejanza
With a negation, the state of being similar or alike.
There really is no comparison between the performance of today's computers and those of a decade ago.
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