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ComparativeComparative Com*par"a*tive, a. [L. comparativus: cf. F.
comparatif.]
1. Of or pertaining to comparison. ``The comparative
faculty.' --Glanvill.
2. Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison; as, the
comparative sciences; the comparative anatomy.
3. Estimated by comparison; relative; not positive or
absolute, as compared with another thing or state.
The recurrence of comparative warmth and cold.
--Whewell.
The bubble, by reason of its comparative levity to
the fluid that incloses it, would necessarily ascend
to the top. --Bentley.
4. (Gram.) Expressing a degree greater or less than the
positive degree of the quality denoted by an adjective or
adverb. The comparative degree is formed from the positive
by the use of -er, more, or less; as, brighter, more
bright, or less bright.
Comparative sciences, those which are based on a
comprehensive comparison of the range of objects or facts
in any branch or department, and which aim to study out
and treat of the fundamental laws or systems of relation
pervading them; as, comparative anatomy, comparative
physiology, comparative philology. Comparative
Comparative Com*par"a*tive, n. (Gram.)
The comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, the
form by which the comparative degree is expressed; as,
stronger, wiser, weaker, more stormy, less windy, are all
comparatives.
In comparatives is expressed a relation of two; as in
superlatives there is a relation of many. --Angus.
2. An equal; a rival; a compeer. [Obs.]
Gerard ever was His full comparative. --Beau. & Fl.
3. One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit. [Obs.]
``Every beardless vain comparative.' --Shak.
Meaning of COMPARATIVE from wikipedia
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comparative degree,
which indicates greater degree (e.g.
bigger and more
fully [
comparative of superiority] or as big and as
fully [
comparative of...
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Comparative advantage in an
economic model is the
advantage over
others in
producing a
particular good. A good can be
produced at a
lower relative opportunity...
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quality or action. A
comparative sentence contains an
adjective or an
adverb in the
comparative degree. The
syntax of
comparative constructions is poorly...
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Comparative politics is a
field in
political science characterized either by the use of the
comparative method or
other empirical methods to
explore politics...
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Comparative analysis may
refer to:
Comparative contextual analysis, a
technique used in
criminology Comparative bullet-lead analysis, a
technique used...
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Comparative advertising, or
combative advertising, is an adverti****t in
which a
particular product, or service,
specifically mentions a
competitor by...
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Comparative research is a
research methodology in the
social sciences exemplified in cross-cultural or
comparative studies that aims to make comparisons...
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Quantitative comparative linguistics is the use of
quantitative analysis as
applied to
comparative linguistics.
Examples include the
statistical fields...
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Comparative mythology is the
comparison of
myths from
different cultures in an
attempt to
identify shared themes and characteristics.
Comparative mythology...
- in its
cultural context,
investigating social, cognitive, biological,
comparative, and
other dimensions involved other than sound.
Ethnomusicologists study...
