Definitions for similarity
ˌsɪm əˈlær ɪ tisim·i·lar·i·ty

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. similarity(noun)

   the quality of being similar

2. similarity, law of similarity(noun)

   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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. similarity(Noun)

   Closeness of appearance to something else.

2. similarity(Noun)

   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.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Similarity(noun)

   the quality or state of being similar; likeness; resemblance; as, a similarity of features

Origin: [Cf. F. similarit.]

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1. 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.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'similarity' in Nouns Frequency: #2095

How to pronounce similarity?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of similarity in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of similarity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of similarity in a Sentence

1. Michael Cassidy:

   The quantity and similarity of the complaints is troubling.

2. Anuj Somany:

   Similarity in character not personality means only compatibility between two individuals.

3. Diosdado Cabello:

   Do you think any similarity with this scandalous fabrication is pure coincidence? i don't think so!

4. David Keeble:

   I'm not going to say I'm going to sleep well tonight, it's a different scale but it smacks of similarity with the 2012 debt crisis.

5. Anuj Somany:

   There is not much difference between an economist and a palmist because of the similarity of the success ratio of the predictions of both.

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