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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

similarity

/ˌsɪm.əˈlæɹ.ə.ti/

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What does similarity mean?

noun

  1. Closeness of appearance to something else.
  2. The relation of sharing properties.
  3. A transformation (of a Euclidean space) that preserves angles and the ratios of distances
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. The property of two matrices being similar.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌsɪm.əˈlæɹ.ə.ti/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˌsɪm.əˈlɛɹ.ə.ti//ˌsɪm.əˈlɛɹ.ti/
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Then, again, there is a very great similarity about such accounts, though their origin may be from people very far apart.
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Vital MessageProject Gutenberg ebook #439
She showed her perception of this similarity by laying the label key upon the key, and the label spoon upon the spoon.
Charles DickensAmerican NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #675
More book examples (3)
It demands a certain equality and a certain similarity in tastes, though some friendships are noted for the dissimilarity of the friends.
Abraham MyersonThe Foundations of PersonalityProject Gutenberg ebook #1575
Plato and others noticed the similarity of some Phrygian words to Greek, but no systematic comparison seems ever to have been instituted.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909
Grown from the seed they reproduce themselves with almost unvarying similarity, but the young seedlings produce larger berries than the older plants.
Edward Payson RoeSuccess with Small FruitsProject Gutenberg ebook #6117