ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

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 465.1.
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 † ; 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 [Slang], past performances.
V. discriminate, distinguish, severalize † ; 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 † , discriminative, distinctive; nice.
Phr. il y a fagots et fagots; rem acu tetigisti [Lat.]; 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 † ,
indistinguishability; indistinctness, indistinction † ; uncertainty &c (doubt) 475;
incomparability &c 464.1.
V. not discriminate &c 465; overlook a distinction &c (neglect) 460, confound, confuse.
Adj. indiscriminate; undistinguished † , indistinguishable, undistinguishable † ; unmeasured;
promiscuous, undiscriminating.
Phr. valeat quantum valere potest [Lat.].
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.
466. Measurement -- N. measurement, admeasurement † , mensuration, survey, valuation,
appraisement, assessment, assize; estimate, estimation; dead reckoning, reckoning &c
(numeration) 85; gauging &c v.; horse power.
metrology, weights and measures, compound arithmetic.
measure, yard measure, standard, rule, foot rule, compass, calipers; gage, gauge;
meter, line, rod, check; dividers; velo † .