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incomparable

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in⋅com⋅pa⋅ra⋅ble

  [in-kom-per-uh-buhl, -pruh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
2. not comparable; incapable of being compared to each other, as two unlike objects or qualities, or to one or more others.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L incomparābilis. See in- 3 , comparable

Related forms:
in⋅com⋅pa⋅ra⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅com⋅pa⋅ra⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅com⋅pa⋅ra⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. peerless, unrivaled, inimitable.

Antonyms:
1. ordinary, mediocre.
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in·com·pa·ra·ble   (ĭn-kŏm'pər-ə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Being such that comparison is impossible; incommensurable.

  2. So outstanding as to be beyond comparison; unsurpassed.

in·com'pa·ra·bil'i·ty, in·com'pa·ra·ble·ness n., in·com'pa·ra·bly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

incomparable 
1412, from O.Fr. incomparable (12c.), from L. incomparabilis, from in- "not" + comparabilis "comparable" (see comparison).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

incomparable mathematics
Two elements a, b of a set are incomparable under some relation <= if neither a <= b, nor b <= a.
(1995-09-21)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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