what does similarity stand for?
S, Silver State - Simon Kuznets | Thursday 24 September 2009
similarity stands for: (2 meanings in total)
  1. n. the quality of being similar (view details)
  2. n. a Getalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) the quality of being similar
Opposite(s): dissimilarity ( what does dissimilarity stand for? ), unsimilarity ( what does unsimilarity stand for? )
similarity is a kind of: sameness ( what does sameness stand for? )
Attribute(s): dissimilar ( what does dissimilar stand for? ), similar

Meaning 2: (noun) a Getalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit
Synonym(s): law of similarity ( what does law of similarity stand for? )



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