comparative estimate, relative estimate, relativity.
simile, similitude, analogy (similarity) 17; allegory &c
(metaphor) 521.
matching, pattern-matching.
[quantitative comparison] ratio, proportion (number) 84.
[results of comparison] discrimination 465; indiscrimination 465.1
[Obs.]; identification 465.2.
V. compare to, compare with; collate, confront; place side by side,
juxtapose &c (near) 197; set against one another, pit against one
another; contrast, balance.
identify, draw a parallel, parallel.
compare notes; institute a comparison; parva componere magnis
[Lat.].
Adj. comparative; metaphorical &c 521.
compared with &c v.; comparable; judged by comparison.
Adv. relatively &c (relation) 9; as compared with &c v..
Phr. comparisons are odious; comparisons are odorous [Much Ado about
Nothing].
464a. Incomparability [Lack of comparison] — N. incomparability;
incommensurability; indistinguishablility &c 465.1.
Adj. incommensurable, incommensurate; incomparable; different &c 15.
Phr. like apples and oranges; no basis for comparison; no standard for
comparison.