As adjectives the difference between analog and analogic
is that analog is in which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuously variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial while analogic is of or pertaining to analogy.
As a noun analog
is something that bears an analogy to something else.
analog
English
Alternative forms
* analogue (Commonwealth)
Adjective
(-)
(of a device or system) in which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuously variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial)
Antonyms
* digital
* discrete
Derived terms
* analog circuit
* analog computer
* analog meter
Noun
(
en noun)
(countable) something that bears an analogy to something else
(countable, biology) an organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin
(chemistry) a structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element
Related terms
* homolog
* analogy
* homology
* superanalog
Related terms
*
* analogical
* analogous
analogic
English
Adjective
(-)
Of or pertaining to analogy.
Related terms
* analogical
* analogous
* analogy
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