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• n  the quality of being similar
• n  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

• The murders bear a chilling similarity.
• The vast majority of all American cattle start off on open ranges, but that's where the similarity to their organic cousins ends.
• But that similarity trips us up when it comes time to imagine how those figures translate to the real world, where three more zeros make all the difference.

• law of similarity

• dissimilarity

News & Articles

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• First evidence of a new phase in neutron stars
  The nuclear ‘pasta’, called as such due its similarity to the Italian food, limits the period of rotation of pulsars, and astronomers have detected the first evidence of existence of a new phase of matter in the inner crust of neutron stars.
  June 13, 2013 - Science Daily
• Synology DS1812+ 8-bay SMB / SOHO NAS Review
  Synology recently refreshed their 8-bay SMB / SOHO NAS lineup with the DS1813+. Based on the same platform as the DS1812+ (Atom D2700), it added two extra network ports. However, due to the similarity in the underlying platform, the performance in most cases can be expected to be similar to last year's version, the DS1812+. A number of Intel Atom D27xx-based NAS systems have been evaluated in ...
  June 13, 2013 - AnandTech
• Then and now: Hawks on par with 2010 team
  There's similarity between 2010 Cup champs and finals bunch this season but core's more mature Dave Bolland didn't hesitate when asked to compare the current Blackhawks to the memorable group that captured the Stanley Cup in 2010: "I think we have a better team this year."        
  June 12, 2013 - Chicago Tribune