comparison

n. pointing out of similarities and differences; similarity, likeness

A comparison is an evaluation of similarities and differences. See:Comparison (computer programming)Comparison (grammar)ComparativeThree degrees of comparison
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Noun
1. examining resemblances or differences
(synonym) comparing
(hypernym) examination, scrutiny
(hyponym) likening
(derivation) compare
2. relation based on similarities and differences
(hypernym) relation
(hyponym) imaginative comparison
(derivation) compare
3. qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"
(synonym) compare, equivalence, comparability
(hypernym) likeness, alikeness, similitude
(derivation) compare, liken, equate

(v. t.)
To compare.
  

(n.)
The state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared; as, to bring a thing into comparison with another; there is no comparison between them.
  

(n.)
The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison.
  

(n.)
The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
  

(n.)
The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate.
  

(n.)
That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
  

(n.)
A figure by which one person or thing is compared to another, or the two are considered with regard to some property or quality, which is common to them both; e.g., the lake sparkled like a jewel.
  

Short for "comparison ticket", a memorandum between two brokers that confirms the details of a transaction to be carried out.