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British pronunciation
/ɐnˈæləd‍ʒi/

Definition und Bedeutung von „analogy“ im Englischen

Analogy
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Analogie

a comparison between two different things, done to explain the similarities between them
example
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The teacher drew an analogy between the heart and a pump.
Der Lehrer zog eine Analogie zwischen dem Herzen und einer Pumpe.
02

Analogie, Vergleich

a type of reasoning based on the idea that if two things are in agreement on a specific aspect, they will be so on other aspects
example
Beispiele
By analogy, if the previous treatments were effective for similar cases, this new treatment should also yield positive results.
Durch Analogie, wenn die vorherigen Behandlungen bei ähnlichen Fällen wirksam waren, sollte diese neue Behandlung ebenfalls positive Ergebnisse liefern.
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Analogie, Ähnlichkeit

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
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Analogie, Parallelität

(linguistics) a process by which a new word or inflection is formed according to existing rules and regulations
example
Beispiele
Using analogy, she created the word " brang " to describe a past action, following the pattern of " ring " and " rang. "
Unter Verwendung einer Analogie schuf sie das Wort "brang", um eine vergangene Handlung zu beschreiben, nach dem Muster von "ring" und "rang".
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