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61analogy — n. close similarity; a similar case used in reasoning. ♦ analogical, a. ♦ analogize, v.i & t. ♦ analogism, n. reasoning by quoting analogies …
62analogy — A word is used univocally in two contexts when it has the same meaning in each. A word is used equivocally in two contexts when it has a totally different meaning in each. A word is used analogically in two contexts when its meaning in one… …
63analogy — n. (pl. ies) 1 (usu. foll. by to, with, between) correspondence or partial similarity. 2 Logic a process of arguing from similarity in known respects to similarity in other respects. 3 Philol. the imitation of existing words in forming… …
64analogy test — noun : a reasoning test requiring a person examined to supply a final term in a proportion (as to supply darkness in the proportion day: light:: night: …) * * * a reasoning test in which the subject is required to supply the missing term in a… …
65Watchmaker analogy — Part of a series of articles on Intelligent design …
66Israel and the apartheid analogy — The State of Israel s treatment of the Palestinians has been likened by many to a system of apartheid, analogous to South Africa s treatment of non whites during South Africa s apartheid era. [http://www.simonsays.com/content/book.cfm?tab=25… …
67False analogy — is an informal fallacy applying to inductive arguments. It is often mistakenly considered to be a formal fallacy, but it is not, because a false analogy consists of an error in the substance of an argument (the content of the analogy itself), not …
68Hydraulic analogy — The electronic–hydraulic analogy (derisively referred to as the drain pipe theory by Oliver Heaviside) is the most widely used analogy for electron fluid in a metal conductor. Since electric current is invisible and the processes at play in… …
69Nikwax Analogy — is a two component fabric system for weatherproof clothing based on biomimicry of fur (the system was originally called Nikwax Biological Analogy ). Contents 1 Technology 2 Characteristics 3 Clothes and Market 4 …
70Chilton and Colburn J-factor analogy — Chilton–Colburn J factor analogy is a successful and widely used analogy from heat, momentum, and mass transfer analogies[1] . The basic mechanisms and mathematics of heat, mass, and momentum transport are essentially the same. Among many… …
