MEANING
1. Based on examining similarities and differences between two or more cases.
2. Expressing a higher or lower degree, as a grammatical form does.
3. Having a particular degree or quality relative to another case, rather than absolutely.
Use it for
cross-country analysis; evaluating alternatives; similarities and differencesName the comparison that gives a claim its meaning.
Words that belong together
- comparative analysis
- comparative perspective
- comparative advantage
On the page
The comparative analysis uses the same indicators for both countries.
A comparative perspective reveals features that appear natural within one legal system.
Better is the comparative form of good.
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Word forms
- Base
- comparative
Usage notes
Primary category: academic. Specify the cases and dimensions. Comparative advantage is an economic term about relative opportunity costs, not simply being better at everything. Normally non-gradable in this sense; comparison requires a specific contextual scale. Derived family (not inflections): comparison, comparatively.
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