Definitions

1. adjective

relating to or used for comparison

“The comparative analysis of the two companies revealed some interesting trends.”

2. adjective

relating to or denoting a degree or extent

“The comparative humidity in the two cities is quite different.”

3. noun

a word or phrase used to compare two or more things

“The comparative ‘bigger’ is used to compare the size of two objects.”

4. adjective

denoting a grammatical form used to compare

“The comparative form of the adjective ‘good’ is ‘better’.”

5. noun

a study or examination that compares two or more things

“The comparative study of the two economies revealed some surprising insights.”