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Similarity : (noun)
1: the quality of being similar [ant: dissimilarity]
2: a Getalt 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 [syn: law of similarity]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Similarity : \Sim`i*lar"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [Cf. F.
similarit['e].]
The quality or state of being similar; likeness; resemblance;
as, a similarity of features.
Hardly is there a similarity detected between two or
three facts, than men hasten to extend it to all. --Sir
W. Hamilton.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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