similarity

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Etymology

From French similarité.

Morphologically similar +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪmɪˈlæɹɪti/
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  • Rhymes: -æɹɪti

Noun

similarity (countable and uncountable, plural similarities)

  1. Closeness of appearance to something else.
  2. (philosophy) The relation of sharing properties.
  3. (mathematics) A transformation that preserves angles and the ratios of distances
  4. (mathematics, linear algebra) The property of two matrices being similar.

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Antonyms

Category English terms derived from the Proto-Semitic root *similarity- not found

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