analogy

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1. 1an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
2. 2drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
3. 3the 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

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• the operation of a computer presents an interesting analogy to the working of the brain
• the models show by analogy how matter is built up