comparator
Which-is-bigger circuit
A comparator is a device or standard used to compare things.
In electronics, a comparator circuit compares two voltages and outputs which is higher.
In law and policy, a comparator is a reference point for judging fairness: The plaintiff identified male employees as comparators to prove wage discrimination.
More broadly, anything that serves as a benchmark for comparison.
Tool measuring thickness or diameter
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- vernierAuxiliary scale for fractions
- metrologyScience of precise quantification
tolerance · calibration · precision · accuracy · dimensional · inspection · shadowgraph · measuring
Semiconductor signal switch
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- differentialRelative difference between things
- hysteresisHistory-dependent system response
Standard for comparison
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- touchstoneStandard for evaluation
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- exemplarTypical perfect instance
archetype · prototype · model · template · norm · gauge · barometer · gold-standard
caliper
Tool measuring thickness or diameter
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- vernierAuxiliary scale for fractions
metrology · tolerance · calibration · precision · accuracy · dimensional · inspection · shadowgraph · measuring · deviation
transistor
Semiconductor signal switch
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- differentialRelative difference between things
hysteresis · analog · digital · flip-flop · latch · inverting · buffer
benchmark
Standard for comparison
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- touchstoneStandard for evaluation
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
exemplar · archetype · prototype · model · template · norm · gauge · barometer · gold-standard
benchmark
Standard for comparison
yardstick · reference · assessment · judgment · rating · ranking · scoring · appraisal · grading · analysis
sort
Method of ordering
interface · ordering · equality · collection · algorithm · lambda · predicate · override
- discrimination lawanti-discrimination, nondiscrimination, gender bias, pay discrimination, discrimination lawsuit
- electronic componentsresistor, capacitor, transistor, diode, inductor
- functionslinear function, function, quadratic function, polynomial function, exponential function
- lab equipmentmicroscope, microscopes, beaker, beakers, test tube
- measurement toolsruler, scale, gauge, thermometer, stopwatch
- measuring instrumentsruler, tape measure, measuring tape, caliper, calipers
comparatoramplifier
Signal-strengthening electronic device
oscillator · attenuator · buffer · modulator · mixer
- comparative advantageLowest opportunity cost production
- comparative studyExamination of similarities and differences
- comparative essayText analyzing similarities and differences
- comparative anatomyStudy of structural similarities between organisms
- comparative analysisSystematic comparison of subjects