analogical

• Adjektiv, das etwas beschreibt, das auf einer Analogie beruht oder diese ausdrückt; im heutigen Deutsch weitgehend durch 'analog' ersetzt.

An adjective describing something that is based on or expresses an analogy; now largely replaced by 'analogous' in modern usage.

1. Based on analogyC1formal

   Expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy; relating to or involving a comparison between two things that are similar in some way.

   Auf Analogie beruhend

   • The teacher used an analogical explanation to help students understand the complex concept.
   • His argument was analogical, comparing the structure of an atom to a solar system.
   • Analogical reasoning is often used in scientific discoveries.

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