What does similarity mean?
Definitions for similarity
ˌsɪm əˈlær ɪ tisim·i·lar·i·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
similaritynoun
the quality of being similar
similarity, law of similaritynoun
a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit
Wiktionary
similaritynoun
Closeness of appearance to something else.
similaritynoun
The relation of sharing properties.
Hardly is there a similarity detected between two or three facts, than men hasten to extend it to all. uE00028239uE001 Sir W. Hamilton.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Similaritynoun
Likeness.
Etymology: from similar.
The blood and chyle are intimately mixed, and by attrition attenuated; by which the mixture acquires a greater degree of fluidity and similarity, or homogeneity of parts. Arbuthnot.
Webster Dictionary
Similaritynoun
the quality or state of being similar; likeness; resemblance; as, a similarity of features
Etymology: [Cf. F. similarit.]
Freebase
Similarity
Two geometrical objects are called similar if they both have the same shape, or one has the same shape as the mirror image of the other. More precisely, one can be obtained from the other by uniformly scaling, possibly with additional translation, rotation and reflection. This means that either object can be rescaled, repositioned, and reflected, so as to coincide precisely with the other object. If two objects are similar, each is congruent to the result of a uniform scaling of the other. For example, all circles are similar to each other, all squares are similar to each other, and all equilateral triangles are similar to each other. On the other hand, ellipses are not all similar to each other, nor are hyperbolas all similar to each other. If two angles of a triangle have measures equal to the measures of two angles of another triangle, then the triangles are similar. Corresponding sides of similar polygons are in proportion, and corresponding angles of similar polygons have the same measure. This article assumes that a scaling can have a scale factor of 1, so that all congruent shapes are also similar, but some school text books specifically exclude congruent triangles from their definition of similar triangles by insisting that the sizes must be different to qualify as similar.
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Rank popularity for the word 'similarity' in Nouns Frequency: #2095
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of similarity in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of similarity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of similarity in a Sentence
This shows that 2I/Borisov is not a completely alien object, and confirms some similarity with our 'normal' comets, so the processes that shaped it are comparable to the way our own comets formed.
Although I think there is an inequality with the way that society treats men and women in terms of getting older and many other things, men were having the same difficulties, which I really wasn't as aware of, in terms of physical appearance and treatment as a whole of older people, I think there's a similarity there. But it's a little more hidden in terms of what men go through.
I remember at the time thinking the words really familiar. I looked back at that speech that Diana gave at a charity engagement when she officially stood back from her official public duties. And the words almost mirrored each other, and it was like Harry had gone back and looked up what his mother had said at such an important time in his life because, of course, he cant ask her for that advice himself, so he instead looks at the path that she already took on. And so there are these moments where we see a similarity in the decision she makes. And Im sure that that in itself makes Harry realize that he is doing the right thing and that his mother would approve.
There's a similarity, of course, good experience, caring heart -- I think people are hungry for that.
The quantity and similarity of the complaints is troubling.
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Translations for similarity
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- تشابهArabic
- similitud, semblançaCatalan, Valencian
- podobnostCzech
- lighedDanish
- ÄhnlichkeitGerman
- similecoEsperanto
- similitud, semejanza, similaridadSpanish
- samankaltaisuusFinnish
- similarité, similitudeFrench
- coltasScottish Gaelic
- semellanza, similitudeGalician
- hasonlóságHungarian
- 類似Japanese
- მსგავსებაGeorgian
- gelijkenisDutch
- likhetNorwegian
- podobieństwoPolish
- semelhança, similaridadePortuguese
- similaritateRomanian
- схожесть, сходство, подобиеRussian
- likhet, similaritetSwedish
- ఒకే పోలిక, సారూప్యతTelugu
- benzerlikTurkish
- схожість, подібністьUkrainian
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