analogical
adjective
an·a·log·i·cal
ˌa-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
variants
or less commonly analogic
1
: of, relating to, or based on analogy
2
: expressing or implying analogy
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When tested on standard versions of analogical reasoning tests, both models and humans performed well.
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IEEE Spectrum, 8 May 2025
An organismic model for human societies and organizations is appealing because of its analogical power, but these sorts of data indicate that the analogy may be rooted in concrete more-than-the-sum-of-their-parts dynamics.
—Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2019
It was intended to paint the EU’s role in this diplomatic dispute as that of the anti-colonial insurgent, a role that chimes well with the limited, analogical way that American liberals have of understanding Ireland.
—Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 18 June 2021
Leveraging the power of analogical and computational thinking.
—Heide Abelli, Forbes, 6 May 2021
In short, the key to prepare for the future is analogical reasoning.
—Christian Stadler, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
Teddy Roosevelt’s crusade against the robber barons has a lot of analogical appeal for people who agree with Miller about the coercive nature of private corporations.
—Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 28 Feb. 2021
So George Dyson argues in this brilliant, idiosyncratic meta-meditation on analogical analogs throughout history.
—Wired Staff, Wired, 16 Dec. 2020
Similar habits of analogical inference guide scientists in their speculations about features of the cosmos.
—Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books, 7 Jan. 2020
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IEEE Spectrum, 8 May 2025
An organismic model for human societies and organizations is appealing because of its analogical power, but these sorts of data indicate that the analogy may be rooted in concrete more-than-the-sum-of-their-parts dynamics.
—Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2019
It was intended to paint the EU’s role in this diplomatic dispute as that of the anti-colonial insurgent, a role that chimes well with the limited, analogical way that American liberals have of understanding Ireland.
—Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 18 June 2021
Leveraging the power of analogical and computational thinking.
—Heide Abelli, Forbes, 6 May 2021
In short, the key to prepare for the future is analogical reasoning.
—Christian Stadler, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
Teddy Roosevelt’s crusade against the robber barons has a lot of analogical appeal for people who agree with Miller about the coercive nature of private corporations.
—Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 28 Feb. 2021
So George Dyson argues in this brilliant, idiosyncratic meta-meditation on analogical analogs throughout history.
—Wired Staff, Wired, 16 Dec. 2020
Similar habits of analogical inference guide scientists in their speculations about features of the cosmos.
—Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books, 7 Jan. 2020
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“Analogical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analogical. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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