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 The comparability assessment in Medtronic II is based largely on inference. Ryan Finley, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 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
  • Most scholars believe the tapestry was made in England, probably in or around Canterbury, citing similarities with illuminated manuscripts associated with monastic libraries there.
    Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 July 2026
  • These beers developed in the north near the border with Belgium and share similarities with saisons — both are considered farmhouse ales.
    Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Noun
  • Gomez's wedding guest dress also bore a striking resemblance to her 2025 Oscars dress, a custom off-the-shoulder piece by Ralph Lauren.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 July 2026
  • This airy maxi dress bears a striking resemblance to the one Karen Allen wore in Raiders of the Lost Ark, which just happens to be one of my favorite movie costumes of all time.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026

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“Comparability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparability. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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