analogical

adjective

an·a·log·i·cal | \ ˌa-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

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variants: or less commonly analogic \ ˌa-nə-ˈlä-jik

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Definition of analogical

1 : of, relating to, or based on analogy

2 : expressing or implying analogy

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Recent Examples on the Web In short, the key to prepare for the future is analogical reasoning. — Christian Stadler, Forbes, "How Will Megatrends Affect Your Business? Learning The Bain Futures Method," 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, "The Ghost of Theodore Roosevelt," 28 Feb. 2021 So George Dyson argues in this brilliant, idiosyncratic meta-meditation on analogical analogs throughout history. — Wired Staff, Wired, "The Best Pop Culture That Got Us Through 2020," 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, "Why Historical Analogy Matters," 7 Jan. 2020 The signatories of the open letter to the USHMM were entirely right to say that analogical reasoning is indispensable to the human sciences. — Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books, "Why Historical Analogy Matters," 7 Jan. 2020 Yet unless McEwan really means to suggest that his countrymen on the Brexiting right are evil, the gesture simply lacks analogical power. — Graham Hillard, National Review, "Ian McEwan Doesn’t Get Brexit," 24 Oct. 2019 The result is an intriguing mix of inside and outside, of analogical and virtual realities. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Celebs Turned Out for the Prada Resort 2019 Fashion Show in New York," 5 May 2018

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“Analogical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analogical. Accessed 13 Apr. 2021.

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