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Analogy
Includes questions related to comparing different items using something known to explain the unknown.
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What are some examples of analog computers?
abacus
old-fashioned cash register (with gears and handle)
gear-driven clocks/watches
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Actually the above are examples of mechanical computers, not analog computers.
Analog computers use continually variable quantities. An abacus uses discrete units of measurement and is digital, though not binary.
A slide rule is an example of a simple mechanical analog computer. Another example is the Norden Bomb Sight. An ancient example is the astrolabe.
More complex analog computers are programmable and can use fluid, mechanical, or electronically set values.
There is a link below to an article on analog computers.
What is an analogy of garrison?
If you're using the word as a noun, a fort might be considered analogous to a garrison.
If you're using the word as a verb (as in: to garrison troops at a particular location), then station or base might be analogous to garrison.
What word will complete this analogy Disclose divulge bend?
The word that will complete the analogy is "reveal." All the words in the analogy are synonyms for sharing information or making something known.
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Examples of analogous term in logic?
My mother the light in our family repair the light in the dining room.
How is the universe like rising raisin dough?
Stars and galaxies in the universe are moving away from one another in a manner similar to the way in which raisins in a ball of dough are moving away from one another.
What is the purpose of analogy?
The purpose of analogy is to explain or clarify. When you make an analogy, you make comparisons between two things.
What are the appropriate ways to express the general meaning of on analogy?
The relationship between A and B is the same as C and D.
