incomparability.

1. An inability to compare things on a relevant common basis.

2. Outstanding quality that has no ready equal.

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Words that belong together

• incomparability of results
• methodological incomparability

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Incomparability of the results followed from incompatible units.

Methodological incomparability prevented a simple ranking of the studies.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: explicit explanation, scope and categorization, proof and interpretation, philosophical foundations. Disciplines: academic writing, formal reasoning, philosophy. Commonness: moderately common.