comparative

degree of comparison for adjectives and adverbs
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Summary

comparative is a degree of comparison[1]. comparative draws 147 Wikipedia views per month (degree of comparison category, ranking #2 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: inflected form[3]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Comparative adjectives by language[4]
  • Described at URL: https://universaldependencies.org/u/feat/Degree.html#cmp-comparative-second-degree[5], https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780199675128.001.0001/acref-9780199675128-e-587[6], https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780192800619.001.0001/acref-9780192800619-e-279[7]
  • Facet of: comparison[8]
  • Equivalent class: http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/2.0/lexinfo#comparative[9]
  • Different from: Great Bustard[10], comparative sentence[11]
  • P14892: Comparative[12]

Why It Matters

comparative has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] comparative is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Exact match → —
    Equivalent class → http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/2.0/lexinfo#comparative
    P14892 → Comparative
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving Exact match to Equivalent class"
  2. 10d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 19
    Different from → Great Bustard, comparative sentence
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → degree of comparison
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ remove badge intentional sitelink to redirect from jawiki sitelink; sitelink points to a non-redirect page #msynbotTask10"
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