as in similarity
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
there's little comparability between the two vehicles: one's basic transportation and the other's a luxurious salon on wheels
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Recent Examples of comparability
Excluding a prior-year item affecting comparability, detailed below, Adjusted EBITDA grew 10.8% year-over-year, or 12.4% in constant currency.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Inflation readings are harmonized in the euro area and in the European Union to ensure comparability.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
Specifically, the lack of authoritative auditing or attestation standards has led to a range of service providers looking to fill the void, but these efforts lack the consistency, comparability, and reliability of existing financial auditing and attestation rules.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
The current accounting system for supply chain emissions relies on data that often lacks accuracy, granularity, and comparability.
—Judith Magyar, Forbes, 17 July 2023
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Inflation readings are harmonized in the euro area and in the European Union to ensure comparability.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
Specifically, the lack of authoritative auditing or attestation standards has led to a range of service providers looking to fill the void, but these efforts lack the consistency, comparability, and reliability of existing financial auditing and attestation rules.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
The current accounting system for supply chain emissions relies on data that often lacks accuracy, granularity, and comparability.
—Judith Magyar, Forbes, 17 July 2023
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“Comparability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparability. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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