Definition of comparabilitynext

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Recent Examples of comparability To ensure comparability across diverse types of impact, The Upright Project utilizes an economic cost-benefit model that translates all impacts into monetary value using data from the World Bank, IMF, WHO, and other leading institutions. Time Staff, Time, 12 May 2026 The World's Best Hospitals 2026 ranking includes hospitals from across the world and were selected based on multiple comparability factors, such as standard of living/life expectancy, population size, number of hospitals and data availability. Mark Mondier, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026 This model can be effective in driving efficiency, comparability, and predictable performance across a large portfolio of similar businesses. Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 This approach delivers data with the highest possible direct comparability and the minimum of confounding effects from things like shadows. Elizabeth Duffy, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for comparability
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Noun
  • Both teams are coming off opening losses, but that’s about where the similarities end.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026
  • Indeed, any similarities will help tell us how asteroids were herded around during the first few hundred million years of solar system history following the formation of the planets.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • MacFarlane knew the audience wasn’t expecting an exact resemblance but still wanted to get as close as possible.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 June 2026
  • The workspace from which Hugo runs the liberation group bears a peculiar resemblance to a movie studio.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 June 2026

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“Comparability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparability. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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