Counterpart vs Analog - What's the difference?
counterpart | analog |
Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
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(legal) A duplicate of a legal document.
One which resembles another
One which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
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(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)
(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
As nouns the difference between counterpart and analog
is that counterpart is either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another while analog is something that bears an analogy to something else.As an adjective 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.counterpart
English
Noun
(en noun)- ''Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly
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