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• Quantity — is a kind of property which exists as magnitude or multitude. It is among the basic classes of things along with quality, substance, change, and relation. Quantity was first introduced as quantum, an entity having quantity. Being a fundamental… …   Wikipedia

• Comparison — Com*par i*son (? or ?), n. [F. comparaison, L. comparatio. See 1st {Compare}.] 1. The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate. [1913 Webster] As sharp …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Comparison of hands — Comparison Com*par i*son (? or ?), n. [F. comparaison, L. comparatio. See 1st {Compare}.] 1. The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Comparison of high definition optical disc formats — This article is about comparative HD optical disc formats. For a history of the Blu ray/HD DVD format war, see High definition optical disc format war. This article compares the technical specifications of multiple high definition formats,… …   Wikipedia

• Comparison of American football and rugby union — A comparison of American football and rugby union is possible because of the games shared origins, despite their dissimilarities. A rugby union match from the 2011 Rugby World Cup showing the sports distinguishing feature, the ball carrier leads… …   Wikipedia

• comparison — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French comparison, from Latin comparation , comparatio, from comparare Date: 14th century 1. the act or process of comparing: as a. the representing of one thing or person as similar to or like another b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Comparison of vector algebra and geometric algebra — Vector algebra and geometric algebra are alternative approaches to providing additional algebraic structures on vector spaces, with geometric interpretations, particularly vector fields in multivariable calculus and applications in mathematical… …   Wikipedia

• Comparison of United States presidential candidates, 2008 — This article compares the presidential candidates in the United States 2008 presidential election. It does not cover previous elections. Because of ballot access restrictions in the United States, not all candidates appeared on the ballots in all …   Wikipedia

• comparison — /keuhm par euh seuhn/, n. 1. the act of comparing. 2. the state of being compared. 3. a likening; illustration by similitude; comparative estimate or statement. 4. Rhet. the considering of two things with regard to some characteristic that is… …   Universalium

• comparison — com•par•i•son [[t]kəmˈpær ə sən[/t]] n. 1) the act of comparing 2) the state of being compared 3) a likening; comparative estimate or statement 4) capability of being compared or likened; similarity 5) gram. the inflection or other modification… …   From formal English to slang

• comparison — /kəmˈpærəsən / (say kuhm paruhsuhn) noun 1. the act of comparing. 2. the state of being compared. 3. a likening; an illustration by similitude; a comparative estimate or statement. 4. Rhetoric the considering of two things with regard to some… …