analogy

Summary

analogy is a type of reasoning^[1]. analogy draws 938 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_reasoning category, ranking #3 of 13).^[2]

Key Facts

• analogy's instance of is recorded as type of reasoning^[3].
• analogy is a type of cognitive process^[4].
• analogy is a type of heuristic argument^[5].
• analogy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Analogy^[6].
• analogy's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[7].
• analogy's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[8].
• analogy's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[9].
• analogy's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• analogy's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary^[11].
• analogy's different from is recorded as Q9150481^[12].
• analogy's uses is recorded as similarity^[13].
• analogy's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[14].

Body

Definition and Type

analogy's instance of is recorded as type of reasoning^[3]. Recorded subclass of include cognitive process^[4] and heuristic argument^[5].

Why It Matters

analogy draws 938 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_reasoning category, ranking #3 of 13).^[2] analogy has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] analogy is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]