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comparator

noun
/kəmˈpa.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/UK/kəmˈpæ.ɹə.təɹ/US

Definitions

  1. Any of various devices for comparing a physical property of two objects, or an object…

    Any of various devices for comparing a physical property of two objects, or an object with a standard.

    • optical comparator

  2. An electronic device that compares two voltages, currents or streams of data.

    • electrical comparator
    • digital comparator

  3. Anything that serves as a comparison.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A thing being compared against in the PICO process

      A thing being compared against in the PICO process; often, a diagnostic method or a treatment being compared against another.

    2. An application or program that compares prices, rates, tariffs of flights, smartphones,…

      An application or program that compares prices, rates, tariffs of flights, smartphones, cars, etc.

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Derived

stereocomparator

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for comparator. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA