similarity

1. The quality of being similar (synset 104750845)
   tells us about:

   • similar - marked by correspondence or resemblance
   • dissimilar - not similar
   is a type of: sameness - the quality of being alike
   subtypes:

   • approximation - the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)
   • homogeny - (biology) similarity because of common evolution
   • homology - the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function
   • homomorphism, homomorphy - similarity of form
   • isomorphism, isomorphy - (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure
   • alikeness, likeness, similitude - similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
   • correspondence, parallelism - similarity by virtue of corresponding
   • uniformity, uniformness - the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom)
   • approach - a close approximation
   • sort - an approximate definition or example
   • analog, analogue, parallel - something having the property of being analogous to something else
2. A Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit (synset 106261163)
   is a type of: gestalt law of organization, gestalt principle of organization - a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization
   same as: law of similarity

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