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Comparative vs Corresponding - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between comparative and corresponding

is that comparative is of or relating to comparison while corresponding is that have a similar relationship.

As nouns the difference between comparative and corresponding

is that comparative is a construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil while corresponding is action of the verb to correspond

As a verb corresponding is

present participle of lang=en.

comparative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to comparison.
  • * Granvill
    • The comparative faculty.
  • Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
    • comparative anatomy
  • Approximated by comparison; relative.
  • * Whewell
    • The recurrence of comparative warmth and cold.
  • * Bentley
    • The bubble, by reason of its comparative levity to the fluid that encloses it, would necessarily ascend to the top.
  • (obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.
  • * 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , II.137:
    • And need he had of slumber yet, for none / Had suffered more—his hardships were comparative / To those related in my grand-dad's Narrative .

    Derived terms

    * comparatively * * comparativeness * comparativism * comparativist * comparativistic

    Noun

    (wikipedia comparative) (en noun)
  • (grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more'' or appending ''-er''. For example, the comparative of ''green'' is ''greener''; of ''evil'', ''more evil .
  • (grammar) A word in the comparative form.
  • (obsolete) An equal; a rival; a compeer.
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
    • Gerard ever was / His full comparative .
  • (obsolete) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
  • * .67:
    • Every beardless vain comparative .

    Related terms

    * absolute, absolute superlative, relative superlative, comparative superlative * degrees of comparison * superlative

    See also

    * contrastive

    References

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    corresponding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • action of the verb to correspond

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • that have a similar relationship
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 10 , author=Jeremy Wilson , title=England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report , work=Telegraph citation , page= , passage=The most persistent tormentor was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored a hat-trick in last month’s corresponding fixture in Iceland. His ability to run at defences is instantly striking, but it is his clever use of possession that has persuaded some shrewd judges that he is an even better prospect than Theo Walcott. }}

    Derived terms

    * corresponding angles * correspondingly