pit against one another; contrast, balance.
     identify, draw a parallel, parallel.
     compare notes; institute a comparison; parva componere magnis[Lat].. 
     Adj. comparative; metaphorical &c. 521.
     compared with &c. v.; comparable; judged by comparison. 
     Adv. relatively &c. (relation) 9; as compared with &c. v. 
     Phr. comparisons are odious; “comparisons are odorous” [Much Ado
about Nothing].

     #464a.  Incomparability [Lack of comparison] —­ N. incomparability;
incommensurability; indistinguishablility &c. 465a. 
     Adj. incommensurable, incommensurate; incomparable; different &c.15. 
     Phr. like apples and oranges; no basis for comparison; no standard for
comparison.

     #465. [results of comparison. 1] Discrimination. —­ N. discrimination,
distinction, differentiation, diagnosis, diorism[obs3]; nice perception; perception of difference, appreciation of difference; estimation &c. 466; nicety, refinement; taste &c. 850; critique, judgment; tact; discernment &c. (intelligence) 498; acuteness, penetration; nuances.
     dope*, past performances. 
     V. discriminate, distinguish, severalize[obs3]; recognize, match,
identify; separate; draw the line, sift; separate the chaff from the wheat, winnow the chaff from the wheat; separate the men from the boys; split hairs, draw a fine line, nitpick, quibble.
     estimate &c. (measure) 466; know which is which, know what is what,
know “a hawk from a handsaw” [Hamlet].
     take into account, take into consideration; give due weight to, allow
due weight to; weigh carefully. 
     Adj. discriminating &c. v.; dioristic[obs3], discriminative,
distinctive; nice. 
     Phr. il y a fagots et fagots; rem acu tetigisti[Lat][obs3]; la
critique est aisee et l’art est difficile [Fr]; miles apart; a distinction without a difference.

     #465a. [results of comparison. 2] Indiscrimination. —­ N.
indiscrimination[obs3], indistinguishability; indistinctness, indistinction[obs3]; uncertainty &c. (doubt) 475; incomparability &c. 464a. 
     V. not discriminate &c. 465; overlook &c. (neglect) 460 a distinction: 
confound, confuse. 
     Adj. indiscriminate; undistinguished|!, indistinguishable,
undistinguishable[obs3]; unmeasured; promiscuous, undiscriminating. 
     Phr. valeat quantum valere potest[Lat.].

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     #465b. [results of comparison. 3] Identification.—­ N. identification,
recognition, diagnosis, match; apperception, assimilation; dereplication; classification; memory &c. 505; interpretation &c. 522; cognizance (knowledge) 490. 
     V. identify, recognize, match, match up; classify; recall, remember
&c. (memory) 505; find similarity (similarity) 17; put in its proper place, put in its proper niche, place in order (arrangement) 60.