"analogism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: analogisms [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀναλογία (analogía) (from ἀνά (aná) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, reckoning”)) + -ism. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἀναλογία}} Ancient Greek ἀναλογία (analogía), {{suffix|en||ism}} + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} analogism (countable and uncountable, plural analogisms)
  1. (logic) An argument from cause to effect; an a priori argument. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-analogism-en-noun-nKq5L7~A Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
  2. The investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other): analogizm [masculine] (Polish), analogismo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-analogism-en-noun-9f1usVAo Disambiguation of 'investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other': 5 91 2 2
  3. (linguistics) The belief that grammar is not arbitrary, but follows rules and patterns. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-analogism-en-noun-ogbm0FoR Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  4. (philosophy) The belief that the world consists of separate entities that follow certain rules or universal forces. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-analogism-en-noun-eg0EBGtn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 3 15 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 30 7 12 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 7 11 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 6 10 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 4 7 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 7 13 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 22 6 14 58 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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