analogy

analogy
noun
(agreement; also Ling.) Analogie, die; (similarity) Parallele, die; Analogie, die

draw an analogy between/with — eine Parallele ziehen zwischen (+ Dat.)/zu

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anal·ogy
[əˈnæləʤi]
n (similarity) Analogie f geh, Ähnlichkeit f; (comparison) Vergleich m
a group was set up on the \analogy of a self-supporting community es wurde eine Gruppe analog zu einer selbstversorgenden Gemeinschaft gebildet
to draw an \analogy eine Parallele ziehen
by \analogy [with sth] in Analogie [zu etw dat]
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[ə'nlədZɪ]
n
Analogie f

arguing by analogy one could claim that ... — analog könnte man behaupten ...

to draw an analogy — eine Analogie herstellen, einen analogen Vergleich ziehen

on the analogy of — analog zu, nach dem Muster

it's an argument by analogy — es ist ein Analogiebeweis, es ist eine analoge Argumentation

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analogy [əˈnælədʒı] s
1. Analogie f (auch LING), Entsprechung f:
by analogy with analog, gemäß, entsprechend (dat);
draw an analogy eine Parallele ziehen (between … and zwischen dat und)
2. MATH Proportion f, Verhältnisgleichung f
anal. abk
1. analogous
2. analogy
3. analysis
4. analytic
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noun
(agreement; also Ling.) Analogie, die; (similarity) Parallele, die; Analogie, die

draw an analogy between/with — eine Parallele ziehen zwischen (+ Dat.)/zu

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n.
Analogie -n f.
Entsprechung f.
Übereinstimmung f.

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