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(noun) drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up" |
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Related Words: comparing, comparison |
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(noun) similarity in some respect between things that are otherwise dissimilar: "the operation of a computer presents an interesting analogy to the working of the brain" |
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Related Words: analog, analogue, parallel, similarity |
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(noun) (logic) inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others |
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Related Words: illation, inference |
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(noun) a theoretical account based on a similarity between the model and the phenomena that are to be explained; "it was a computer simulation of problem solving" |
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Synonyms: simulation |
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Related Words: framework, model, theoretical account |
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