meaning question

["Steven D. Arnold" <yami@dementian.com>]

Thanks for the feedback on my previous post.  Some interesting answers.

I have a question about the meaning of gismu "karbi."  The gismu list
defines karbi as:

compare;  x1 [observer] compares x2 with x3 in property x4 (ka), determining
comparison x5 (state)

I do not understand what is meant by "determining comparison."  Is this used
to say which side is greater or less?  Or what?

Thanks for any clarification...


steve