anorganization,activity, etc. that is used tojudgetheperformanceof anothersimilarorganizationoractivity:The comparators for Infobank are Ariba and Commerce One - all threeprovideonlinesoftware.(Definition ofcomparatorfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcomparator
comparatorAlso, the practicalities of recruiting might be problematic and, once recruited, increased awareness of macromastia may further bias the group's usefulness as acomparator.From theCambridge English CorpusWould the target article'scomparatorbe improved by adding a continuously adjusting feedback (probably not)?From theCambridge English CorpusApproximately 20 percent of the protocols stated that placebo was going to be used as acomparator.From theCambridge English CorpusThe monitor tracks the system's output and sends this information to thecomparator.From theCambridge English CorpusThecomparatorthen measures the actual output against a desired output value.From theCambridge English CorpusThe usualcomparatorin self-care support interventions is no active intervention (54).From theCambridge English CorpusA disadvantage of all four approaches is that only trials with one commoncomparatorcan be included.From theCambridge English CorpusThe health effects and costs of both the intervention and thecomparatorare first estimated.From theCambridge English CorpusFirst, the commentary indicates whether the chosencomparatorfor the intervention under consideration appeared to be a credible one (normally the traditional or established intervention).From theCambridge English CorpusAn outline is given of the information-processing functions of thecomparatorsystem and of the neural systems which mediate them.From theCambridge English CorpusThe subset of controlled (randomized or nonrandomized) studies also included information on 23,672 patients treated withcomparatorprocedures.From theCambridge English CorpusThe audit and feedback group, however, does represent current practice and, therefore, can be considered an appropriatecomparator.From theCambridge English CorpusThe choice ofcomparatorin relation to the setting is, however, taken into consideration in the commentary.From theCambridge English CorpusNor is it clear that those days provide a sensiblecomparator.From theCambridge English CorpusThis calculation is done by a computer feed with the data read off the pictures in a stereocomparator.From theCambridge English CorpusThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/comparator##
