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Vinony

analogy

noun

  1. in law
  2. inference or argument from one particular to another particular
  3. similarity between a pair of structures, or genes, in different taxa resulting from convergent evolution
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈnæləd͡ʒi/

noun

Etymology: From Latin analogia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλογίᾱ (analogíā), from ἀνα- (ana-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, reckoning”).

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

    “Yet the systole and diastole of the heart are not without their analogy in the ebb and flow of love.”

    “Is there any analogy, in certain constitutions, between keeping an umbrella up, and keeping the spirits up?”

  2. The proportion or the equality of ratios.
  3. The correspondence of a word or phrase with the genius of a language, as learned from the manner in which its words and phrases are ordinarily formed; similarity of derivative or inflectional processes.