Analogy
noun
A comparison between two things to show how they are alike.
He drew an analogy between the brain and a vast computer.
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- draw an analogy
- make an analogy
noun
A relation of resemblance between two things.
There is an interesting analogy between the classroom and the workplace.
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- interesting analogy
- close analogy
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Academic
noun
Logic-based reasoning from one similar case to another.
Analogy is a powerful tool for philosophical arguments.
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- reasoning by analogy
- analogy in philosophy
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Academic
noun
A comparison between two things to show how they are alike.
He drew an analogy between the brain and a vast computer.
Often appears as...
- draw an analogy
- make an analogy
noun
A relation of resemblance between two things.
There is an interesting analogy between the classroom and the workplace.
Often appears as...
- interesting analogy
- close analogy
Usage tips
Academic
noun
Logic-based reasoning from one similar case to another.
Analogy is a powerful tool for philosophical arguments.
Often appears as...
- reasoning by analogy
- analogy in philosophy
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Widely Used
Analogy is common in everyday language to illustrate ideas.
He explained the software by drawing an analogy to a toolbox.
Pro Tip 2/3Illustrative Purpose
Use an analogy when you want someone to grasp a complex idea by relating it to something familiar.
Teaching electricity, she used the analogy of water flowing through pipes.
Pro Tip 3/3Enhances Understanding
Analogies help clarify abstract or challenging concepts by connecting them to known experiences.
To explain cell functions, an analogy of factory operations was used.
Pro Tip 1/3Widely Used
Analogy is common in everyday language to illustrate ideas.
He explained the software by drawing an analogy to a toolbox.
Pro Tip 2/3Illustrative Purpose
Use an analogy when you want someone to grasp a complex idea by relating it to something familiar.
Teaching electricity, she used the analogy of water flowing through pipes.
Pro Tip 3/3Enhances Understanding
Analogies help clarify abstract or challenging concepts by connecting them to known experiences.
To explain cell functions, an analogy of factory operations was used.
Pro Tip 1/3Widely Used
Analogy is common in everyday language to illustrate ideas.
He explained the software by drawing an analogy to a toolbox.
Pro Tip 2/3Illustrative Purpose
Use an analogy when you want someone to grasp a complex idea by relating it to something familiar.
Teaching electricity, she used the analogy of water flowing through pipes.
Pro Tip 3/3Enhances Understanding
Analogies help clarify abstract or challenging concepts by connecting them to known experiences.
To explain cell functions, an analogy of factory operations was used.
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The astounding athletic...
Others think that it has more of a social role, that it's used to bind the group. Similarly, we use the analogy of sports and athleticism to create new algorithms for machines to push them to their limits. What impact will the speed of machines have on our way of life? Like all our past creations and innovations,
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How math saved my life PIPE...
was something similar to the pixel analogy I saw a shape that was forever getting smoother and smoother and smoother as you sliced it into smaller slices and it would forever approach a circle but never reach it or when he would talk about square roots or exponents for instance eight to the
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Why good leaders make...
to protect ourselves from each other, and that inherently weakens the organization. When we feel safe inside the organization, we will naturally combine our talents and our strengths and work tirelessly to face the dangers outside and seize the opportunities. The closest analogy I can give
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What we can learn from...
Depending on how strong it is, maybe structure forms faster or slower. Well, the problem with the large-scale structure of the universe is that it's horribly complicated. Here is a computer simulation. And we need a way to simplify it. Well, I like to think about this using an analogy.
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What if a US presidential...
let's make sure we're on the same page, let me give you this analogy. Think about a presidential election as a baseball game. The end of the ninth inning, whoever is ahead wins, whoever is behind loses. That's baseball. But could you imagine a different world in which, in baseball,
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How to use rhetoric to...
And finally, you can demonstrate disinterest, or that you're not motivated by personal gain. Logos is the use of logic and reason. This method can employ rhetorical devices such as analogies, examples, and citations of research or statistics. But it's not just facts and figures.
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The mind behind Tesla,...
It is physics. You know, the sort of first principles reasoning. Generally I think there are -- what I mean by that is, boil things down to their fundamental truths and reason up from there, as opposed to reasoning by analogy. Through most of our life, we get through life
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Science can answer moral...
So, for instance, if it's really wrong to lie, it must always be wrong to lie, and if you can find an exception, well then there's no such thing as moral truth. Why would we think this? Consider, by analogy, the game of chess. Now, if you're going to play good chess,
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The emergence of "4D...
And this is an analogy for today's construction and manufacturing world with brute-force assembly techniques. And this is exactly why I started studying how to program physical materials to build themselves. But there is another world.
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Anthony Bourdain and...
It reminds me-- this is an obscure analogy. But it reminds me of when medicine became modern, it did so because, in part, it looked to see what sort of folk remedies existed around the world in cultures.
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The astounding athletic...
Others think that it has more of a social role, that it's used to bind the group. Similarly, we use the analogy of sports and athleticism to create new algorithms for machines to push them to their limits. What impact will the speed of machines have on our way of life? Like all our past creations and innovations,
Video examples
How math saved my life PIPE...
was something similar to the pixel analogy I saw a shape that was forever getting smoother and smoother and smoother as you sliced it into smaller slices and it would forever approach a circle but never reach it or when he would talk about square roots or exponents for instance eight to the
Video examples
Why good leaders make...
to protect ourselves from each other, and that inherently weakens the organization. When we feel safe inside the organization, we will naturally combine our talents and our strengths and work tirelessly to face the dangers outside and seize the opportunities. The closest analogy I can give
Video examples
What we can learn from...
Depending on how strong it is, maybe structure forms faster or slower. Well, the problem with the large-scale structure of the universe is that it's horribly complicated. Here is a computer simulation. And we need a way to simplify it. Well, I like to think about this using an analogy.
Video examples
What if a US presidential...
let's make sure we're on the same page, let me give you this analogy. Think about a presidential election as a baseball game. The end of the ninth inning, whoever is ahead wins, whoever is behind loses. That's baseball. But could you imagine a different world in which, in baseball,
Video examples
How to use rhetoric to...
And finally, you can demonstrate disinterest, or that you're not motivated by personal gain. Logos is the use of logic and reason. This method can employ rhetorical devices such as analogies, examples, and citations of research or statistics. But it's not just facts and figures.
Video examples
The mind behind Tesla,...
It is physics. You know, the sort of first principles reasoning. Generally I think there are -- what I mean by that is, boil things down to their fundamental truths and reason up from there, as opposed to reasoning by analogy. Through most of our life, we get through life
Video examples
Science can answer moral...
So, for instance, if it's really wrong to lie, it must always be wrong to lie, and if you can find an exception, well then there's no such thing as moral truth. Why would we think this? Consider, by analogy, the game of chess. Now, if you're going to play good chess,
Video examples
The emergence of "4D...
And this is an analogy for today's construction and manufacturing world with brute-force assembly techniques. And this is exactly why I started studying how to program physical materials to build themselves. But there is another world.
Video examples
Anthony Bourdain and...
It reminds me-- this is an obscure analogy. But it reminds me of when medicine became modern, it did so because, in part, it looked to see what sort of folk remedies existed around the world in cultures.
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Cris Carter
American Athlete
If the building is on fire and the person decides to stay in there, I don't run in there and get him out. If you see them breaking the glass, if you see them struggling and trying to get out - that's my analogy of how I help out the guys in the league and the kids that really, really need help.
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John Romero
American Inventor
The analogy I use is that 'World of Warcraft' is like going to the mall: you see a ton of people there, but you don't really want to interact with them; you just want to know you're part of the human race. And if you get in trouble, you'll know someone else is there.
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Woody Norris
American Inventor
I invent by analogy. I thought, 'It's commonplace that you can mix colors, smear them together to get new emerging colors. Likewise, you can mix radio waves to get new frequencies.' So, I wondered, 'Why can't you mix sound to get new sounds?
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Rick Tumlinson
American Businessman
Government should support - and benefits from - economic development and settlement. The oft-used analogy of building highways and supporting infrastructure - not driving the vehicles or the industry - fits.
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JR
French Artist
Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions. Art can change the way we see the world. Art can create an analogy.
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Charles Kennedy
British Politician
Music and politics are in essence about communication. Without over-stretching the analogy I do feel a sense of rhythm is important in getting your message across.
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Hal Sparks
American Actor
Tori Amos had a major influence on how I craft words in a song. Until I heard 'Little Earthquakes' all my lyrics used really obvious analogies like rain for tears.
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Philip Emeagwali
Nigerian Scientist
I have expertise in five different fields which helps me to easily understand the analogy between my scientific problems and those occurring in nature.
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Muhammad Iqbal
Pakistani Poet
Divine life is in touch with the whole universe on the analogy of the soul's contact with the body.
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Aaron Allston
American Novelist
Life is like an analogy.
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Cris Carter
American Athlete
If the building is on fire and the person decides to stay in there, I don't run in there and get him out. If you see them breaking the glass, if you see them struggling and trying to get out - that's my analogy of how I help out the guys in the league and the kids that really, really need help.
Quote examples
John Romero
American Inventor
The analogy I use is that 'World of Warcraft' is like going to the mall: you see a ton of people there, but you don't really want to interact with them; you just want to know you're part of the human race. And if you get in trouble, you'll know someone else is there.
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Woody Norris
American Inventor
I invent by analogy. I thought, 'It's commonplace that you can mix colors, smear them together to get new emerging colors. Likewise, you can mix radio waves to get new frequencies.' So, I wondered, 'Why can't you mix sound to get new sounds?
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Rick Tumlinson
American Businessman
Government should support - and benefits from - economic development and settlement. The oft-used analogy of building highways and supporting infrastructure - not driving the vehicles or the industry - fits.
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JR
French Artist
Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions. Art can change the way we see the world. Art can create an analogy.
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Charles Kennedy
British Politician
Music and politics are in essence about communication. Without over-stretching the analogy I do feel a sense of rhythm is important in getting your message across.
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Hal Sparks
American Actor
Tori Amos had a major influence on how I craft words in a song. Until I heard 'Little Earthquakes' all my lyrics used really obvious analogies like rain for tears.
Quote examples
Philip Emeagwali
Nigerian Scientist
I have expertise in five different fields which helps me to easily understand the analogy between my scientific problems and those occurring in nature.
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Muhammad Iqbal
Pakistani Poet
Divine life is in touch with the whole universe on the analogy of the soul's contact with the body.
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Aaron Allston
American Novelist
Life is like an analogy.
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