comparable

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Noun 2 Galician 2.1 Adjective 3 Spanish 3.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɒmp(ə)ɹəb̩l/, SAMPA: /"kQmp(@)r@b=l/ (UK), (US)
• IPA: /kɒmˈpæɹəb̩l/, SAMPA: /kQm"p{r@b=l/ (US)
• IPA: /kəmˈpɛɹəbl̩/, SAMPA: /k@m"pEr@b=l/ (US)

[edit] Adjective

comparable (comparative more comparable, superlative most comparable)

1. Able to be compared (to); similar (to).

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

   You can't say that robbing a bank is like pickpocketing—the two are just not comparable.

2. (mathematics) Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.

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

3. (grammar) Said of an adjective that can take the three degrees of comparison.

   "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.

[edit] Related terms

• incomparable
• comparability
• comparableness

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

comparable (plural comparables)

1. Something suitable for comparison
   • 2009 January 2, Fred A. Bernstein, “Catskill Home Prices: How Low Will They Go?”, New York Times:

     And the appraiser said he couldn't come up with comparables, because there hadn't been any sales nearby in several months.

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Adjective

comparable m. and f. (plural comparables)

1. comparable

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

comparable m. and f. (plural comparables)

1. comparable