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comparable vs comparative

comparable

Definitions

adjective

  1. able to be compared or worthy of comparison
  2. conforming in every respect

Examples

This indicates a level of plasma membrane invagination comparable with mammalian skeletal muscle.

Browning is said to have written back that he used it to mean a piece of headgear for nuns, comparable to the cowls for monks he put in the same line.

The planet Pluto is comparable in size to the moon.

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comparative

Definitions

adjective

  1. relating to or based on or involving comparison
  2. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete

noun

  1. the comparative form of an adjective or adverb

Examples

She is simply bartering goodies in return for comparative quietness.

The biggest qualm I have with fair trade is its basic ignorance of comparative advantage.

Immunoproteomics, a powerful tool for studying antigens at the proteomic level, allowed a comparative investigation of the immunogenicity of capsulate and non-capsulate strains of L. garvieae for vaccine development.

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