analogical
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- adjective
- /ˌænəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
- US
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analógico
- Researchers have identified a number of factors that may improve analogical reasoning in young children.
- analogical reasoning
- analogical imagination
- analogical thinking
Examples
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Therefore, the researchers concluded that explicit training has a strong effect on preschoolers' analogical reasoning performance.
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And Kleanthi's thinking is very, very deeply indebted to analogical principles.
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The second type of test challenges your analogical imagination.
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In the case of the Roman Catholic community, he calls this an "analogical imagination."
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The strategy for interreligious dialogue is the one he has already developed, an analogical imagination.
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The researchers concluded that as long as children understand the relations upon which analogies depend, analogical performance improves.
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I had a very dazzling Socratic teacher who exposed us to a lot of analogical reasoning.
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Thus, only a few studies have investigated analogical reasoning in younger children (Goswami, 1992).
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The analogy he used was very effective in helping others understand the concept; it was truly an analogical approach.
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In her speech, she employed analogical reasoning to draw parallels between history and current events, making her point clearer.
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Etymology
The word analogical comes from analogy, which means a 'comparison'. It comes from Greek parts ana- meaning 'again' and logos meaning 'relation'. So to be analogical is to explain something by showing a similar 'relation' between two things.