noun : ANALOGYS
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others ;
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2. (
) drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "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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3. (
) the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate ;
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