Porównywalna

Porównywalna is the feminine singular form of the Polish adjective porównywalny, meaning comparable or capable of being compared. It is used to describe feminine nouns, such as sytuacja, cecha, metoda, or dane when referring to data in the feminine form. The related forms include porównywalny (masculine) and porównywalne (neuter or plural).

In usage, porównywalna conveys that a feature, data, or situation can be compared with others under the same criteria. It is common in everyday language as well as in scientific, economic, and statistical contexts. Collocations include porównywalna z/ do (comparable to), sytuacja porównywalna z zeszłym rokiem (situation comparable to last year) and dane porównywalne (comparable data).

Typical contexts include financial reporting, where terms like dane porównywalne appear to indicate that figures can be meaningfully compared across periods, methods, or entities. It also appears in qualitative descriptions, such as porównywalna ocena wyników or porównywalna efektywność.

Related terms include porównywalność (noun), meaning the quality or property of being comparable, and nieporównywalny (not comparable). Synonyms in more general use include podobny, analogiczny, and zbliżony, though these may carry slightly different nuances. The term is commonly contrasted with nieporównywalna when describing data, wartość or cecha that cannot be fairly compared.

In sum, porównywalna marks a feminine noun as suitable for comparison under correct methodological or contextual conditions.