comparisonsymbol
nounUK /kəmˈpær.ɪ.sən ˌsɪm.bəl/
US /kəmˈper.ɪ.sən ˌsɪm.bəl/
A comparison symbol is a sign like <, >, or = that shows how two numbers are different or the same.
We used the comparison symbol > to show that 7 is bigger than 3.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A sign used in writing to show that two things are being compared.
The teacher circled the comparison symbol in the sentence.
3. A mark on a chart that shows which of two amounts is larger.
The graph used a comparison symbol to point to the taller bar.
4. A symbol in a computer program that checks if two values are equal or different.
The code used a comparison symbol to test whether the scores matched.