analog
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[edit] English
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- analogue (Commonwealth English)
[edit] Etymology
Greek άνά, "up to", + λόγος, "ratio".
[edit] Adjective
analog (not comparable)
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Superlative |
- (of a device or system) in which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuously variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial)
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represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
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[edit] Noun
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Singular |
Plural |
analog (plural analogs)
- (countable) something that bears an analogy to something else
- (countable, biology) an organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin
- (chemistry) a structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element
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something that bears an analogy
organ or structure
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structural derivative
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[edit] German
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analog (not comparable)
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| Inflections of analog |
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| Indefinite singular |
Common | analog |
| Neuter | analogt | |
| Definite singular |
Masc. | analoge |
| All | analoga | |
| Plural | analoga | |
