comparator
Americannoun
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any of various instruments for making comparisons, as of lengths or distances, tints of colors, etc.
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Electronics. a circuit for comparing two signals, as readings of duplicate information stored in a digital computer, and for giving an indication of agreement or disagreement between them.
noun
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any instrument used to measure a property of a system by comparing it with a standard system
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an electric circuit that compares two signals and gives an indication of the extent of their dissimilarity
Etymology
Origin of comparator
First recorded in 1880–85; from Late Latin comparātor “a comparer”; compare, -tor
Example Sentences
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Moderna said it used a standard-dose flu shot as the comparator in its trial because it included people under 65 and people from other countries where a high-dose vaccine isn’t recommended.
Moderna said the flu vaccine’s application has been accepted in Australia, Canada and the European Union, and the company is requesting a meeting with the FDA to further discuss the concerns about the comparator in the Phase 3 trials.
From MarketWatch
Moderna’s vaccine reduced flu cases by 26.6% versus the comparator.
Moderna said it used a standard-dose flu vaccine as its comparator and believed that was consistent with FDA guidance.
Higher-dose flu vaccines are recommended for people 65 and older in the U.S., but Moderna used the standard dose flu shot as a comparator partly because the study included subjects in countries that don’t routinely recommend high-dose shots.
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