means of comparison
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmeansandcomparison
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means
noun
uk/miːnz/us/miːnz/
a method or way of ...
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comparison
noun[C or U]
uk/kəmˈpær.ɪ.sən/us/kəmˈper.ɪ.sən/
the act of comparing two or more people ...
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(Definition ofmeansandcomparisonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Models 1, 2, and 4 are reported in levels formeansofcomparison.
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The intended realization has been restored bymeansofcomparisonwith medieval sources which furnish the point of departure for the revised reading.
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However, they only provide ameansofcomparisonwith macroscopic description and rely on pre-existing numerical or analytical solutions to the full stochastic process.
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Depending on the correctness of the description, 0 or 1 point was given; descriptions were scored bymeansofcomparisonto model answers.
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The use of model systems is usually justified on the basis of reducing the heterogeneity present in natural substrata, providing a standardmeansofcomparison, facilitating quantitative sampling.
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There are moments in which national characteristics are referred to as ameansofcomparisonand of understanding certain actions that take place within the sitcom.
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At the moment, there is nomeansofcomparison.
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What do we carry in our mind as ameansofcomparison?
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That is probably the easiestmeansofcomparison, as all rates are related to cost per hour.
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He is provided by his own contract with themeansofcomparisonif he is about to renew that contract.
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In order to get the best results from television it is as well to have somemeansofcomparison.
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I do not think percentages are the bestmeansofcomparisonin circumstances of that kind.
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He will know the manufacturer's price, and if a retailer wants to sell below that price the customer will have ameansofcomparison.
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One of the perils of centralisation and nationalised monopoly is that it destroys the objective standard, themeansofcomparisonwhich competition creates.
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It can be used as ameansofcomparisonbetween individual candidates or political parties for a given electoral region or demographic.
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However, as long as meaningful metabolic signatures can be elucidated to create baseline values, there still exists a possiblemeansofcomparison.
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