enting each operand
        ('-1' if the operand is less than zero, '0' if the operand is zero or
        negative zero, or '1' if the operand is greater than zero) is used in
        place of that operand for the comparison instead of the actual
        operand.

        The comparison is then effected by subtracting the second operand from
        the first and then returning a value according to the result of the
        subtraction: '-1' if the result is less than zero, '0' if the result is
        zero or negative zero, or '1' if the result is greater than zero.

        >>> ExtendedContext.compare(Decimal('2.1'), Decimal('3'))
        Decimal('-1')
        >>> ExtendedContext.compare(Decimal('2.1'), Decimal('2.1'))
        Decimal('0')
        >>> ExtendedContext.compare(Decimal('2.1'), Decimal('2.10'))
        Decimal('0')
        >>> ExtendedContext.compare(Decimal('3'), Decimal('2.1'))
        Decimal('1')
        >>> ExtendedContext.compare(Decimal('2.1'), Decimal('-3'))
        Decimal('1')
        >>> ExtendedContext.compare(Decimal('-3'), Decimal('2.1'))
        Decimal('-1')
        >>> ExtendedContext.compare(1, 2)
        Decimal('-1')
        >>> ExtendedContext.compare(Decimal(1), 2)
        Decimal('-1')
        >>> ExtendedContext.compare(1, Decimal(2))
        Decimal('-1')
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