a comparison is a form of:

Comparison



noun
1.
(a company, a likeness, a similarity, a likening. a statement that one thing is another, in some way. -degree of comparison a comparison in grammars that indicates the degree of superiority or inferiority in quality quantity, or intensity) ការប្រៀបធៀប, ការផ្ទឹម, ការប្រទល់មុខ
Example: How can you make a comparison between apple and banana?
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
2.
The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate.
3.
The state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared; as, to bring a thing into comparison with another; there is no comparison between them.
4.
The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison.
5.
A figure by which one person or thing is compared to another, or the two are considered with regard to some property or quality, which is common to them both; e.g., the lake sparkled like a jewel.
6.
The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
1.
contrast, correspondence, example, metaphor, parable, relation, resemblance
1.
To compare