Analogising

/əˈnæləˌdʒaɪzɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of analogise; the act of making or drawing analogies; explaining through comparison.

Etymology

From 'analogise' + English present participle '-ing'. This gerund form is used to discuss the process of analogical reasoning.

Kelly Says

Scientists are constantly 'analogising' new discoveries—comparing DNA to a blueprint or describing quantum superposition like a coin spinning in the air—because our brains understand new things through familiar comparisons!

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