comparable

比較できる、同程度の

大きさや質などが、公平に比べられるほど似ている。

やさしい英語で： Similar enough in size, quality, or another feature to be compared fairly.

• The two hotels have comparable prices.
• Her results were comparable to mine.
• Are these cars comparable in quality?

使い方： comparable to something (Their prices are comparable to ours.); comparable with something (These results are comparable with last year's figures.); comparable in something (The two houses are comparable in size.)

類義語： similar, equivalent

反対語： dissimilar

よく使う表現： comparable to something, comparable with something, comparable results

比較可能な

数学の順序関係で、一方が他方以下または以上と決められる。

やさしい英語で： Related by a mathematical ordering rule that puts one before or equal to the other.

• Every pair is comparable in a total order.
• Under divisibility, four and twelve are comparable.
• Two subsets are comparable by inclusion when one contains the other.

使い方： comparable under something (These two elements are comparable under the given relation.)

反対語： incomparable

よく使う表現： comparable elements, comparable under something, comparable in something