absolute comparison

absolute comparison
absolute comparison,
Grammar. the use of comparative or superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs in a sense that does not involve comparison. Thus in “I am in the best of health,” best is an absolute superlative, but in “He was the best student in the class,” best is a relative superlative.

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