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comparator

/kəmˈpa.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/ UK
/kəmˈpæ.ɹə.təɹ/ US
/kəmˈpɛ.ɹə.təɹ/ US

noun comparators

Any of various devices for comparing a physical property of two objects, or an object with a standard. optical comparator
An electronic device that compares two voltages, currents or streams of data. electrical comparator
Anything that serves as a comparison.
A thing being compared against in the PICO process; often, a diagnostic method or a treatment being compared against another. The applicant is therefore complaining not of a lack of action but rather of the decision of the local authority to reduce the care package that it had hitherto been making available to her. As such, a more appropriate comparator would be the case of Watts v. The United Kingdom (dec.), no. 53586/09
An application or program that compares prices, rates, tariffs of flights, smartphones, cars, etc.

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noun device for comparing a physical property of two objects

Español	comparador
Português	comparador
Français	comparateur
Deutsch	Komparator

noun electronic device that compares two voltages, currents or streams of data

Español	comparador

noun computing: application that compares prices

Español	comparador
Português	comparador
Français	comparateur

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@misc{comparator_2026,
  title = {comparator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/comparator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}