similarity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Closeness of appearance to something else.
The relation of sharing properties.
A transformation (of a Euclidean space) that preserves angles and the ratios of distances
The property of two matrices being similar.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɪm.ɪˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/ /ˌsɪm.ɪˈlæɹ.ə.ti/ /ˌsɪm.əˈlæɹ.ə.ti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-similarity.wav [ˌsɪm.əˈlæɹ.ə.ɾi] /ˌsɪm.əˈlɛɹ.ə.ti/ [ˌsɪm.əˈlɛɹ.ə.ɾi] /ˌsɪm.əˈlɛɹ.ti/ [ˌsɪm.əˈlɛɹ.ɾi] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Arlo Barnes-similarity.wav /ˌsəm.əˈlɛɹ.ə.ti/ [ˌsəm.əˈlɛɹ.ə.ɾi]

Word forms

similarity similarities

Etymology

From French similarité. Morphologically similar + -ity

Synonyms

Antonyms

difference dissimilarity

Related words

likeness alikeness

Derived words

antisimilarity autosimilarity biosimilarity bisimilarity dissimilarity haplosimilarity nonsimilarity self-similarity

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