comparative

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Of or relating to comparison.

   “He gave us a comparative example to illustrate how the human mind works.”

2. sıfat Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.

   “A comparative study between Homo Sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis.”

3. sıfat Approximated by comparison; relative.

   “I've passed the test with comparative ease.”

4. sıfat Comparable; bearing comparison.

   “And need he had of slumber yet, for none / Had suffered more—his hardships were comparative / To those related in my grand-dad's Narrative.”

5. isim The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).
6. isim An adjective or adverb in the comparative degree.
7. isim Data used to make a comparison.

   “Investment ratios are positive. Comparative or trend data are required to draw final conclusions. The absence of comparatives and trend data constrains the conclusions.”

8. isim An equal; a rival; a compeer.

   “Gerrard ever was / His full comparative.”

9. isim One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.

   “Every beardless vain comparative.”