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| 1. | [ noun ] similarity in some respect between things that are otherwise dissimilar | |
| Examples: | : "the operation of a computer presents an interesting analogy to the working of the brain" |
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| Related terms: | similarity analogue | |
| 2. | [ noun ] drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect | |
| Examples: | "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain" "the models show by analogy how matter is built up" |
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| Related terms: | comparison analogize | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (psychology,logic) an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others | |
| Related terms: | inference analogize | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (religion) the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; language can point in the right direction but any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate | |
| Synonyms: | doctrine_of_analogy | |
| Related terms: | apophatism religion | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program | |
| Synonyms: | computer_simulation simulation | |
| Examples: | "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated" |
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| Related terms: | technique model time-scale_factor extended_time_scale fast_time_scale computer_science | |
| Similar spelling: |
analog analogue analogous analogize analogist analogise analogical analyze analyst analyse analyzer analyzed analysis analyser analysand analgetic analgesic analgesia |
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