Similarity

"Similar" redirects here. For the place in India, see Shimla.

Specific definitions

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Different fields provide differing definitions of similarity:

In mathematics

Similarity (geometry), a shape-preserving transformation
Matrix similarity, a relation between matrices

In computer science

Similarity function, a function that quantifies the similarity of two objects
- string metric, AKA string similarity
- semantic similarity in computational linguistics

In other fields

In engineering, Similitude (model) describe the geometric, kinematic and dynamic 'likeness' of two (or more) systems.
In psychology, similarity (psychology)
In music, musical similarity
In chemistry, chemical similarity

See also

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