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a comparison to show similarity between two things

analogy(noun)

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

analogy(noun)

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"

doctrine of analogy, analogy(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

a way of describing or explaining one thing by means of describing another with which it shares certain points or qualities

The teacher used the analogy of a common pipeline to explain bandwidth on the Internet.

resemblance in certain points or qualities between two or more otherwise unlike things

The study made note of analogies between human and ape social behavior.

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