comparator

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com·par·a·tor | \ kəm-ˈper-ə-tər

, -ˈpa-rə- \

Definition of comparator

: a device for comparing something with a similar thing or with a standard measure

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Recent Examples on the Web Is the clinical trial placebo controlled or has an active comparator? — Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021 The interim analysis was triggered when 131 cases showed up in participants across the trials, who were given either two doses of AZD1222 or a comparator vaccine, the meningococcal vaccine MenACWY. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 23 Nov. 2020 In med-tech, clinical trials typically use the company’s own past products or a statistical benchmark as a comparator. — Joe Carlson, Star Tribune, 14 Oct. 2020 The one proposal that passed muster with the board, on a 9-6 vote, was another attempt to develop an alternative to human fetal tissue, using as a comparator fetal tissue that has already been obtained and stored in a biorepository. — Meredith Wadman, Science | AAAS, 18 Aug. 2020 The comparator, which was used to detect a change in position of objects in space by comparing separate still photos, had been on loan to the Smithsonian Institution’s Air and Space Museum for the past five years. — Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, 7 Feb. 2020 Instead of considering the best comparator compound and the easiest way to copy past programs, drug developers need to become more nimble and innovative. — Richard Ghalie, STAT, 26 Dec. 2019 That goes to the fact that Burfict’s suspension is not occurring in a vacuum—it will be used as a comparator for other players who commit wrongful acts on the field. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, 2 Oct. 2019 Over the next 24 weeks, this two-drug combo held down HIV as effectively as a three-drug regimen used as a comparator. — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 24 July 2019

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“Comparator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comparator. Accessed 27 Jul. 2021.

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comparator

noun

com·par·a·tor | \ kəm-ˈpar-ət-ər

Medical Definition of comparator

1 : an apparatus used for determining concentration of dissolved substances (as hydrogen ions) in solution by color comparison with known standards

2 : an instrument, device, or set of charts (as for use in chemical analysis and medical diagnosis) for the determination and specification of colors by direct comparison with a standardized system of colors