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Meanings 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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Examples for "law of similarity"
Examples for "law of similarity"
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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.
Usage of similarity in English
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Conclusions: We have established and implemented a novel data similarity-driven meta-analysis strategy.
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Nevertheless, we observed several points of similarity with the adult linguistic network.
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The similarity is quite apparent in the relief map opposite page 41.
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The New York Privacy Act bears some similarity to the California law.
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A similarity analysis across tasks was proposed to select components of interest.
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Researchers tracked the shift through genetic similarity in bears among four regions.
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The universal similarity in the behaviour of girls, herself included, alarmed her.
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These results demonstrate that constant contact between microbial communities increases their similarity.
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Their military alignment and similarity were the only organised aspects about them.
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When I read these pages I sense a remarkable similarity in voice.
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Wherein there is a similarity it falls short of the vital point.
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But it was in their eyes that there was the greatest similarity.
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This approach identified five RxLR proteins with putative structural similarity to AvrE1.
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Of course he would offer the similarity in names as his excuse.
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There was enough similarity that the Girl instantly recognized the red bird.
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It points to something beyond the structural similarity of prisons and tombs.
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Translations for similarity
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Similarity through the time
Similarity across language varieties
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