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illation vs analogy

analogy vs illation

illation and analogy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
illation Yes No No No
analogy Yes No No No
As nouns, analogy is a hyponym of illation; that is, analogy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than illation:
  • illation: the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
  • analogy: an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
Other hyponyms of illation include corollary, derivation, deduction, entailment, implication, extrapolation, presumption.
illation (noun) analogy (noun)
the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate
Difference between illation and analogy

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