Definition of comparabilitynext

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Recent Examples of comparability The accounting treatment removes the tariff impact from underlying cost of sales and inventory balances and ensures comparability of underlying year-on-year performance. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 19 May 2026 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 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
  • Even while exposing the sheer otherness of rock and metal, the piece implies that there is an unexpected similarity between us and inanimate things.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Klobuchar noted the similarities in Atlanta’s and Iowa’s team names and accused Schmitt of relying on false information to suggest Smith had secretly traveled to Atlanta.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Yet their mathematical languages have a striking resemblance.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Even in cases in which the physical resemblance is not exact (Jimoh is a fair bit bigger than Oyelowo), the energy is the same.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Comparability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparability. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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