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Meanings of law of similarity in English
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.
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Here again the taboo is clearly derived from the law of similarity.
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The law of similarity teaches us to select animals for breeding which possess the desired forms and qualities in the greatest perfection and best combination.
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Yet you seem to know nothing of the laws of similarity or of magic, Dave Hanson.
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The former principle may be called the Law of Similarity, the latter the Law of Contact or Contagion.
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But both consequences, the desirable and the undesirable, are supposed to be brought about in accordance with the laws of similarity and contact.