|  similarity 
 
 1. the quality of being similar (Freq. 9)
 • Ant:
 dissimilarity
 • Derivationally related forms:
 similar
 • Hypernyms:
 sameness
 • Hyponyms:
 approximation, homogeny, homology, homomorphism, homomorphy,
 isomorphism, isomorphy, likeness, alikeness, similitude, parallelism,
 correspondence, uniformity, uniformness, approach, sort, analogue,
 analog, parallel
 • Attrubites:
 similar, dissimilar
 2. 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
 • Syn:
 law of similarity
 • Hypernyms:
 Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization
 
 
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