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comparator

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com·pa·ra·tor  (kmp-rtr, km-pr-)
n.
Any of various instruments for comparing a measured property of an object, such as its shape, color, or brightness, with a standard.
comparator [kəmˈpærətə]
n
1. (Engineering / General Engineering) any instrument used to measure a property of a system by comparing it with a standard system
2. (Electronics) an electric circuit that compares two signals and gives an indication of the extent of their dissimilarity
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comparator [kəmˈpærətər] n → élément m de comparaison


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