Adjective

1. Able to be compared (to); similar (to).

   An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus.

   You can't say that robbing a bank is like pickpocketing—the two are just not comparable.

2. Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.

   Six and forty-two are comparable in the divides order, but six and nine are not.

3. Said of an adjective that can take the three degrees of comparison.

   "Big" is a comparable adjective, since it can take the forms "bigger" and "biggest"; but "unique" is not comparable, except in disputed, but common, usage.

Noun

1. Something suitable for comparison
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