tertium comparationisn.
/ˈtəːʃɪəm kɒmpareɪʃɪˈəʊnɪs//kɒmparɑːtɪˈəʊnɪs/ The factor which links or is the common ground between two elements in comparison.
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the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [noun] > person or thing compared > link between
tertium comparationis1922
1922 J. Riviere tr. S. Freud Introd. Lect. Psycho-anal. x. 128 In one set of symbols the underlying comparison may be easily apparent, but there are others in which we have to look about for the common factor, the tertium comparationis contained in the supposed comparison.
1945 Mind 54 209 A comparison without a tertium comparationis.
1956 J. H. Greenberg in S. Saporta & J. R. Bastian Psycholinguistics (1961) 470/1 With what cultural or other facts would one connect a contrast between aspirated and nonaspirated consonants in a given language? Where is the tertium comparationis?
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