similarity

Meanings

Plural: similarities

Noun

• 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 together as a unit
• 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.

Synonyms

law of similarity, likeness, resemblance, semblance, similarity, similitude

Antonyms

difference, dissimilarity

Related Words

alikeness, likeness