comparison

Everyday

1. A comparison is when you look at two things to see how they are alike or different. tree →
2. A comparison is also saying one thing is like another, as in «as brave as a lion». tree →

In the lessons

maths: a statement that one amount is more, less or so many times another; used in lessons about comparing numbers (>, <, =); science: a comparison of two results; English: similes and metaphors are comparisons; phrases: «in comparison», «by comparison», «there is no comparison»

Examples

• Make a comparison of the two numbers with > or <. tree →
• The comparison shows that Ann read 12 more pages. tree →
• In comparison, Ben ran twice as far. tree →
• Write a comparison of 3/4 and 2/3. tree →
• «As fast as a cheetah» is a comparison. tree →
• Our class made a comparison of two plants. tree →
• In comparison with the elephant, the mouse is tiny. tree →
• A worm is fat in comparison with me.' tree →

Note

Says two amounts are being set against each other: more/fewer means add or subtract, times means multiply or divide. Trap: read which amount is the base of the comparison. Spelling: compar-i-son, not «comparason».

In Jewish tradition

In Judges, Gideon uses comparison humbly to say that what he did was small next to what Ephraim did. In Ezekiel it means "compared with". In the primary lessons: maths: a statement that one amount is more, less or so many times another; used in lessons about comparing numbers (>, <, =); science: a comparison of two results; English: similes and metaphors are comparisons; phrases: «in comparison», «by comparison», «there is no comparison»

Examples

• The difference between the human and divine manner of thinking admits no comparison. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• And he said unto them: 'What have I now done in comparison with you? (Prophets JDG.8.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• For they were in three stories, and they had not pillars as the pillars of the courts; therefore room was taken away from the lowest and the middlemost, in comparison with the ground. (Prophets EZK.42.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• God hath delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and what was I able to do in comparison with you?' Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. (Prophets JDG.8.3, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Says two amounts are being set against each other: more/fewer means add or subtract, times means multiply or divide. Trap: read which amount is the base of the comparison. Spelling: compar-i-son, not «comparason».