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Meanings of similarity in English

Russian
подобие
Portuguese
semelhança
Spanish
semejanza
Catalan
semblança
Wikidata

Idea in geometry.

подобие
Portuguese
similardidade
Catalan
similitud
Spanish
similitud

The quality of being similar.

similardidade
Antonyms
Examples for "difference"
Examples for "difference"
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No difference was found according to return to work 1 year postsurgery.
Pubmed
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However, there is a major difference between land expropriation and land reform.
The South African
3
However, no significant difference in the patients with standard risk was found.
Pubmed
4
Either case, it is borne out of our inherent belief in 'difference'.
Reuters
5
Any good trade is started with a difference of opinion, Tilly added.
Reuters

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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Closeness of appearance to something else.

Usage of similarity in English
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Conclusions: We have established and implemented a novel data similarity-driven meta-analysis strategy.
Pubmed
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Nevertheless, we observed several points of similarity with the adult linguistic network.
Pubmed
3
The similarity is quite apparent in the relief map opposite page 41.
The Romance of the Colorado River / The Story of its Discovery i...
4
The New York Privacy Act bears some similarity to the California law.
Wired
5
A similarity analysis across tasks was proposed to select components of interest.
Pubmed
6
Researchers tracked the shift through genetic similarity in bears among four regions.
Reuters
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The universal similarity in the behaviour of girls, herself included, alarmed her.
The Daughters of Danaus
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These results demonstrate that constant contact between microbial communities increases their similarity.
Pubmed
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Their military alignment and similarity were the only organised aspects about them.
BBC
10
When I read these pages I sense a remarkable similarity in voice.
Chef
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Wherein there is a similarity it falls short of the vital point.
The Destiny of the Soul: A Critical History of the Doctrine of a...
12
But it was in their eyes that there was the greatest similarity.
For Name and Fame; Or, Through Afghan Passes
13
This approach identified five RxLR proteins with putative structural similarity to AvrE1.
Pubmed
14
Of course he would offer the similarity in names as his excuse.
Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks / A Picture of New ...
15
There was enough similarity that the Girl instantly recognized the red bird.
The Harvester
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It points to something beyond the structural similarity of prisons and tombs.
Running the books: the adventures of an accidental prison librar...
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Translations for similarity
Similarity through the time
Similarity across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common