| analogy | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. analogy | an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others. |
| ~ illation, inference | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation. |
| n. (act) | 2. analogy | 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" |
| ~ comparing, comparison | the act of examining resemblances.; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. analogy, doctrine of analogy | 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. |
| ~ faith, religion, religious belief | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.; "he lost his faith but not his morality" |
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