1.Definition: an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

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2.Definition: drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect

"The operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain", "The models show by analogy how matter is built up"

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3.Definition: 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

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