He gave us a comparative example to illustrate how the human mind works.
adjective Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
A comparative study between Homo Sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis.
adjective Approximated by comparison; relative.
I've passed the test with comparative ease.
adjective Comparable; bearing comparison.
noun The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).
noun An adjective or adverb in the comparative degree.