1[uncountable, singular] the state of being like someone or something but not exactly the same synonym resemblance similarity (between A and B) The report highlights the similarity between the two gro [..]

"state of being similar," 1660s, from similar + -ity, or from French similarité. Related: Similarities "points of resemblance" (1838).

the quality of being similar 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 toge [..]

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Similarity is one type of "grouping rule" that we, as humans, follow in an effort to make sense of our basic sensations and the world around us. We follow these very specific rules unconscio [..]

Similarity in biology refers to the relatedness of nucleic acid and amino acid sequences and protein structures. Similarity can be expressed in percent identity referring to the percentage of building blocks in any two or more sequences found in the same string or pattern. Similarity is used to infer homology, a term in evolutionary biology that in [..]

In relation to Intellectual property, similarity is the resemblance of one trademark or copyrighted work to another. The question of how closely a trademark should resemble another in order to amount [..]

(n) the quality of being similar(n) 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 belongi [..]

the degree to which two or more species resemble or don't resemble each other is one of the two factors that could be considered in any biological classification and taxonomy, the other being phylogeny. Similarity could be the result of common descent and divergence (homology) or convergence (homoplasy). Pre-Darwinian natural philosophy consid [..]

Perception that elements of the same size, shape or color belong together

1. In comparison of nucleic acid sequences, the extent to which two nucleic acid sequences have identical bases at equivalent positions, usually expressed as a percentage. 2. In comparison of protein sequences, the extent to which the amino acid sequences of two proteins have identical or functionally similar amino acids at equivalent positions, us [..]

lang=en 1800s=1813 * '''1813''' — . ''''. *: "Both," replied Elizabeth archly; "for I have always seen a great similarity in the turn of our minds. We are each of an unsocial, taciturn disposition, [..]