- not analogous
- adj.unähnlich adj.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
analogous — is pronounced with a hard g. It should properly be used in contexts involving definite comparisons that justify the notion of analogy • (Terrorism is more analogous to a virulent, malignant illness, a plague that needs to be exposed, contained… … Modern English usage
analogous — [ə nal′ə gəs] adj. [L analogus < Gr analogos: see ANALOGY] 1. similar or comparable in certain respects 2. Biol. similar in function but not in origin and structure analogously adv … English World dictionary
analogous — Possessing a functional resemblance, but having a different origin or structure. * * * anal·o·gous ə nal ə gəs adj having similar function but a different structure and origin <analogous organs> * * * adj. describing organs or parts that… … Medical dictionary
analogous — analogously, adv. analogousness, n. /euh nal euh geuhs/, adj. 1. having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous. 2. Biol. corresponding in function, but not evolved from corresponding organs, as the wings… … Universalium
analogous — adj 1. similar, comparable, like, not unlike; correspondent, corresponding, homologous, reciprocal, reciprocative, answering, matching, coinciding; kindred, akin, related, associated, allied, cognate. 2. equivalent, same; identical, alike,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
analogous — adj. describing organs or parts that have similar functions in different organisms although they do not have the same evolutionary origin or development. Compare: homologous … The new mediacal dictionary
analogous — /əˈnæləgəs / (say uh naluhguhs), / dʒəs/ (say juhs) adjective 1. having analogy; corresponding in some particular. 2. Biology corresponding in function, but not evolved from corresponding organs, as the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird.… …
analogous cases — Cases which are not in point with one another but are closely related so that the reasoning in one may be accepted in the other. analytical jurisprudence.. The school or system of jurisprudence headed by John Austin and Jeremy Bentham depending… … Ballentine's law dictionary
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Stationary point — Not to be confused with a fixed point where x = f(x). Stationary points (red pluses) and inflection points (green circles). The stationary points in this graph are all relative maxima or relative minima. In mathematics, particularly in calculus,… … Wikipedia
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