It means to tell how the things being compared are different from one another.
One way to compare two fractions is to convert both to a common denominator. Then the only difference is in the numerator. Comparison of the numerator is then sufficient to compare the fractions. A percentage is equivalent to converting the fractions to a denominator of 100.
It means divide one quantity by the other one.
Then is used to relate to time and than is used when there is a comparison to be made.
A metaphor is a figure of speech in which two dissimilar things are used to make a comparison, but an extended metaphor is a comparison that is continuously being made throughout a written work (more commonly in poetry).
The positive degree of comparison is used. (That it, no comparison is made.)
These are commonly used interchangeably, and the distinction between them is a small one. "Comparison to" should be used when comparison is made between specific people, things, or other instances. Example: John is an excellent student in comparison to his shiftless brother Mike. "Comparison with" should be used when comparison is made to a group or an indefinite (i.e. uncountable) entity. Example 1: John is an excellent student in comparison with the rest of his class. Example 2: John has excelled in school in comparison with what I feared.
"Long chalk" is a colloquial expression used to indicate a significant difference or margin, typically in comparison to another item or situation. It is often used to emphasize a contrast or distinction between two things.
The words rather and fairly have a very similar meaning. They can mean "moderately" or "significantly" depending on the sentences they are in.For example:That was a rather big fish he caught.and:That was a fairly big fish he caught.In the sentences above, rather and fairly have the same meaning.However, the word rather can also be used to make a comparison, and fairly cannot.For example:I'd rather eat a fish than a squid.Rather is used for comparison purposes. If you replaced rather with fairly, the sentence would no longer make sense.
If the paired differences are normal in a test of mean differences, then the distribution used for testing is the
The positive degree of comparison is used. (That it, no comparison is made.)
The positive degree of comparison is used. (That it, no comparison is made.)
The positive degree of comparison is used. (That it, no comparison is made.)