noun. undefined

noun. A similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.

noun. A comparison based on such similarity.

noun. Correspondence in function or position between organs of dissimilar evolutionary origin or structure.

noun. A form of reasoning based on the assumption that if two things are known to be alike in some respects, then they are probably alike in other respects.

noun. The process by which words or morphemes are re-formed or created on the model of existing grammatical patterns in a language, often leading to greater regularity in paradigms, as evidenced by helped replacing holp and holpen as the past tense and past participle of help on the model of verbs such as yelp, yelped, yelped.

noun. In mathematics, an equation between ratios.

noun. An agreement, likeness, or proportion between the relations of things to one another; hence, often, agreement or likeness of things themselves.

noun. Specifically In logic, a form of reasoning in which, from the similarity of two or more things in certain particulars, their similarity in other particulars is inferred.

noun. In grammar, conformity to the spirit, structure, or general rules of a language; similarity as respects any of the characteristics of a language, as derivation, inflection, spelling, pronunciation, etc.

noun. In biology, resemblance without affinity; physiological or adaptive likeness between things morphologically or structurally unlike: the opposite of homology.

noun. A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely different. Thus, learning enlightens the mind, because it is to the mind what light is to the eye, enabling it to discover things before hidden.

noun. A relation or correspondence in function, between organs or parts which are decidedly different.

noun. Proportion; equality of ratios.

noun. Conformity of words to the genius, structure, or general rules of a language; similarity of origin, inflection, or principle of pronunciation, and the like, as opposed to anomaly.

noun. A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

noun. an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

noun. drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect

noun. 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

"Dr. Priestley founds, not on the _resemblance or analogy, _ but on the _essential difference_, between created and uncreated intelligence; but, in point of fact, the _difference_, great and real as it is, has no bearing on the only question at issue; it is the _resemblance or analogy_ between all thinking beings and the"

anomaly  contrast  opposition  

analogy of faith  convergent analogy  example  homology  kirkwood's analogy  

analogue  

disanalogy  false analogy  

comparing  comparison  faith  illation  inference  

affinity  allusion  coincidence  conception  conclusion  

accordance  affinity  agent  agreement  alignment