comparator
noun
com·par·a·tor
kəm-ˈper-ə-tər 
-ˈpa-rə-
: a device for comparing something with a similar thing or with a standard measure
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Participating companies receive performance feedback in an individualized report that scores their benefits against comparators.
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Michelle Travis, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
This reluctance makes sense in the face of uncertainty about how a company’s policy might stack up against industry comparators.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
During the hearing, the court will examine a scoring sheet developed by independent experts to help decide whether the work done by a select number of claimants was of equal value to comparators working in distribution centers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune Europe, 9 Sep. 2024
Research comparators and consider online pre-sales before lugging heavy items to the yard.
—Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 16 May 2024
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Michelle Travis, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
This reluctance makes sense in the face of uncertainty about how a company’s policy might stack up against industry comparators.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
During the hearing, the court will examine a scoring sheet developed by independent experts to help decide whether the work done by a select number of claimants was of equal value to comparators working in distribution centers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune Europe, 9 Sep. 2024
Research comparators and consider online pre-sales before lugging heavy items to the yard.
—Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 16 May 2024
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comparator
noun
com·par·a·tor
kəm-ˈpar-ət-ər
1
: an apparatus used for determining concentration of dissolved substances (as hydrogen ions) in solution by color comparison with known standards
2
: an instrument, device, or set of charts (as for use in chemical analysis and medical diagnosis) for the determination and specification of colors by direct comparison with a standardized system of colors
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