ANALOGISM

ANAL'OGISM, noun [Gr.] An argument from the cause to the effect.Investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other.

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A‐nal″o‐gism (�), n. [] 1. 1. (Logic) an argument from the cause to the effect; an a priori argument. Johnson.
2. 2. Investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other. Crabb.