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noun something having the property of being analogous to something else
adjective of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
originFirst attested in the early 19th century; from French analogue, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos, “proportionate”), from ἀνά (aná, “up to”) + λόγος (lógos, “ratio”). Equivalent to ana- (“functionally similar”) + -log.
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