SIMILARITIES Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word similarities. (close relations)
similarity
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| resemblance | nounn | |||||
noun • similarity in appearance or external or superficial details | ||||||
| analogy | nounn | |||||
noun • an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others • drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect • 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 | ||||||
| correspondence | nounn | |||||
noun • communication by the exchange of letters • compatibility of observations • the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount • (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane • similarity by virtue of corresponding | ||||||
| equivalence | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced • essential equality and interchangeability • qualities that are comparable | ||||||
| likeness | nounn | |||||
noun • similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things • picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing | ||||||
| parity | nounn | |||||
noun • (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered • (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity • (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error • (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system • functional equality | ||||||
| sameness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being alike • the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety | ||||||
| similarity | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being similar • a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit | ||||||
| law of similarity | nounn | |||||
noun • a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit | ||||||
