Analogy
01
analogi
a comparison between two different things, done to explain the similarities between them
Exempel
The teacher drew an analogy between the heart and a pump.
Läraren drog en analogi mellan hjärtat och en pump.
02
analogi, jämförelse
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
Exempel
By analogy, if the previous treatments were effective for similar cases, this new treatment should also yield positive results.
Genom analogi, om de tidigare behandlingarna var effektiva för liknande fall, borde denna nya behandling också ge positiva resultat.
03
analogi, likhet
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
04
analogi, parallell
(linguistics) a process by which a new word or inflection is formed according to existing rules and regulations
Exempel
The study of analogy shows how language adapts to the needs of its speakers.
Studiet av analogi visar hur språket anpassar sig till dess talares behov.
Lexikalt Träd
analogist
analogy
