1. the act of examining two or more things to identify similarities and differences
2. a statement or estimate of similarities and differences between things
3. the quality of being similar or equivalent to something else

Examples

• The teacher asked us to make a comparison between the two novels.
• In comparison to last year, sales have increased significantly.
• The comparison of prices helped me choose the best deal.
• There’s no comparison between homemade and store-bought cookies.
• The study involved a comparison of different teaching methods.
• By comparison, the new model is much more efficient.
• The comparison revealed several important differences between the products.