proportional analogy

noun

Definitions

  1. analogy between four things, in which A is to B as C is to D, or A

    analogy between four things, in which A is to B as C is to D, or A : B = C : D.

  2. formation of a new word based on morphological parallelism of three existing words,…

    formation of a new word based on morphological parallelism of three existing words, rather than direct derivation. Examples

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for proportional analogy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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