Analogy: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 14:30, 4 June 2023
analogy is used to explain or illuminate one thing or idea by comparison to another unrelated thing or idea
- = a comparison of two dissimilar things
- also, corresponding to, representative of, in proportion to
- from ana- ("into", according to") + -logy (of the word)
- ana- from PIE *gwa- for "to go, come"
analogy