analogical

  • 1Analogical — An a*log ic*al, a. 1. Founded on, or of the nature of, analogy; expressing or implying analogy. [1913 Webster] When a country which has sent out colonies is termed the mother country, the expression is analogical. J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 2analogical — index analogous, cognate, commensurable, comparable (capable of comparison), congruous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3analogical — [an΄ə läj′i kəl] adj. of, expressing, or based upon analogy: also analogic analogically adv …

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  • 4analogical — analoginis statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Operuojantis ↑analoginiais dydžiais. Skaičiavimo prietaisai ir įtaisai, operuojantys tolydžiaisiais dydžiais, vadinami analoginiais dėl to, kad jie matematinius dydžius verčia atitinkamomis… …

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  • 5analogical — analogy ► NOUN (pl. analogies) 1) a comparison between one thing and another made to explain or clarify. 2) a correspondence or partial similarity. DERIVATIVES analogical adjective …

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  • 6analogical — adjective expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy the analogical use of a metaphor • Similar to: ↑figurative, ↑nonliteral • Derivationally related forms: ↑analogy …

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  • 7Analogical models — are a method of representing a phenomenon of the world, often called the ‘target system’ by another, more understandable or analysable system. They are also called dynamical analogies. Explanation Analogizing is the process of representing… …

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  • 8analogical change — analogical change, Linguistics. 1. the alteration of one linguistic form, such as an inflected word, in conformity with another form regarded as similar. The alteration, in children s usage, of men to mans in conformity with the predominant… …

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  • 9analogical procedure — index collation, comparison Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 10Analogical modeling — NOTOC Analogical modeling (hereafter AM) is a formal theory of exemplar based analogical reasoning, proposed by Royal Skousen, professor of Linguistics and English language at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. It is applicable to language… …

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