Meaning of 格段 in Japanese

Definition of 格段

かくだん(kakudan) 【格段】

(adj-na, adv, n) special; exceptional; remarkable
それは以前に比べて格段に進歩した。
It has greatly improved compared with what it was.

かくだんのそうい(kakudannosoui) 【格段の相違】

両者りょうしゃの間あいだには格段かくだんの違いちがいがある。

There is a marked difference between them.

He is too much superior to those about him to be quickly understood.

それは昨年さくねんのと比べるくらべると格段かくだんの進歩しんぽだ。

It is a great improvement as compared with what it was last year.

それは以前いぜんに比べて格段に進歩しんぽしたする。

It has greatly improved compared with what it was.