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similarities

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for similarities.

Editorial note

There's some theories that some of the similarities are the result of co-evolution or repurposing of found letter a la Tsalagi.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Closeness of appearance to something else.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of similarities gathered in one view.

noun

Closeness of appearance to something else.

noun

(philosophy) The relation of sharing properties.

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(geometry) A transformation (of a Euclidean space) that preserves angles and the ratios of distances

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for similarities.

noun

Closeness of appearance to something else.

noun

(philosophy) The relation of sharing properties.

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(geometry) A transformation (of a Euclidean space) that preserves angles and the ratios of distances

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(mathematics, linear algebra) The property of two matrices being similar.

Example sentences

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There's some theories that some of the similarities are the result of co-evolution or repurposing of found letter a la Tsalagi.

2

I agree, C and C++ despite many similarities and close ties in their family trees are quite different.

3

How effective it will be if it also checks similarities between the article contents?

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It is the person checking these things off that is realizing similarities then taking the leap of anthropomorphizing awareness into that idea.

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There are really no good, compelling similarities between this action and entering someone's home.

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There are some similarities like flip/flopping government policies and the whole face thing.

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Gregory Clark's book, The Son Also Rises looks at family status trends in Europe, which is related but not the same though has similarities.

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It seems people are postulating properties of collections and patterns of groups, then checking things off, one by one, being satisfied of the similarities.

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Now, just to be clear, I am not talking in the context of our current system, even though there are similarities.

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The modern practice bears only superficial similarities with the medieval practice.

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There are definitely some similarities with other services, no question.

12

Javascript has a lot of similarities to Python, actually.

Quote examples

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There is a technical name for this trick, "equivocation." It's equating things that are different in essence by referencing superficial similarities.

2

Hah, diesel mechanic?..." It's all pretty light-hearted, one of the reasons that I like that sub, but still, there are similarities.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use similarities in a sentence?

There's some theories that some of the similarities are the result of co-evolution or repurposing of found letter a la Tsalagi.

What does similarities mean?

Closeness of appearance to something else.

What part of speech is similarities?

similarities is commonly used as noun.