A process or act of analogizing.

(obsolete) Analogous.

analogy between four things, in which A is to B as C is to D, or A : B = C : D.

One who reasons from analogy, or represents by an analogy.

plural of analogist

plural of analogism

(logic) An argument from cause to effect; an a priori argument. / The investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other.

plural of digital-to-analog converter

(electronics) A device that converts a finite resolution digital signal to an infinite resolution analog signal.

An analogue. / (philosophy) According to Sartre, an equivalent of perception (such as a painting or a mental image) that is necessary for the process of imagination to take place.