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Equivalency vs Similarity - What's the difference?

equivalency | similarity | Related terms |

Equivalency is a related term of similarity.


As nouns the difference between equivalency and similarity

is that equivalency is (countable) an equivalent thing while similarity is closeness of appearance to something else.

equivalency

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

  • (countable) An equivalent thing.
  • (uncountable) equivalence
  • similarity

    English

    Noun

    (similarities)
  • Closeness of appearance to something else.
  • (philosophy) The relation of sharing properties.
  • Hardly is there a similarity detected between two or three facts, than men hasten to extend it to all. — Sir W. Hamilton.

    Synonyms

    * resemblance

    See also

    * similitude * likeness * alikeness