COMPARABILITY Synonyms

• (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody

• (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship

• (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts

• a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character

• the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule

• inherent resemblance between persons or things

• a natural attraction or feeling of kinship

• an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

• drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect

• the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate

• a reciprocal relation between two or more things

• a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)

• a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other

• similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things

• picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing

• being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting

• something having the property of being analogous to something else

• an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

• (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)

• of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations

• be parallel to

• make or place parallel to something

• duplicate or match

• similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

• the quality of being similar

• a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit

• qualities that are comparable

• examine and note the similarities or differences of

• be comparable

• consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous

• to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb

• the act of examining resemblances

• relation based on similarities and differences

• qualities that are comparable