comparison comparing | the act of examining resemblances, they made a comparison of noise levels, the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator |
comparative negligence | (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff |
reference consultation | the act of referring or consulting, reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer |
reference grid | a pattern of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image or a map |
comparison compare equivalence comparability | qualities that are comparable, no comparison between the two books, beyond compare |
frame of reference frame | a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning |
coordinate system frame of reference reference system reference frame | a system that uses coordinates to establish position |
reference denotation extension | the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression, the class of objects that an expression refers to, the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos |
reference | the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to, he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes |
values | beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something), he has very conservatives values |
inertial reference frame inertial frame | a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid |
comparative anatomy | the study of anatomical features of animals of different species |
comparative psychology animal psychology | the branch of psychology concerned with the behavior of animals |
comparative literature | study of literary works from different cultures (often in translation) |
comparative comparative degree r | the comparative form of an adjective or adverb, `faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast', `less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous', `more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely' |
address computer address reference | (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored |
reference book reference reference work book of facts | a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts, he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic |
reference manual | a manual containing information organized in a summary manner |
character reference character reference | a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability, requests for character references are all too often answered evasively |
citation cite acknowledgment credit reference mention quotation | a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage, the student's essay failed to list several important citations, the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book, the article includes mention of similar clinical cases |
mention reference | a remark that calls attention to something or someone, she made frequent mention of her promotion, there was no mention of it, the speaker made several references to his wife |
anatomical reference anatomical | an expression that relates to anatomy |
reference point point of reference reference | an indicator that orients you generally, it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved |
reference source | a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to, he carried an armful of references back to his desk, he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation |
comparative anatomist | anatomist who compares the anatomy of different animals |
comparison | relation based on similarities and differences |
imaginative comparison | the kind of mental comparison that is expressed in similes or metaphors or allegories |
epoch date of reference | (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded |
reference cite | refer to, he referenced his colleagues' work |
comparison-shop | compare prices for a given item |
relative comparative | estimated by comparison, not absolute or complete, a relative stranger |
comparative | relating to or based on or involving comparison, comparative linguistics |