analogist

analogist
noun Date: 1788 one who searches for or reasons from analogies

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  • Analogist — (gr.), 1) der nicht Rechnung abzulegen braucht, bes. ein so testamentarisch bestellter Vormund; 2) der analoge Schlüsse macht; 3) (Analogistĭker), Arzt, der dem Analogismus folgt, s. Analogie 8) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • analogist — analogistic, adj. /euh nal euh jist/, n. 1. a person who employs or argues from analogy. 2. a person who seeks analogies. [1830 40; ANALOG(IZE) + IST] * * * …   Universalium

  • analogist — n. one who reasons by analogy; person who looks for analogies …   English contemporary dictionary

  • analogist — anal·o·gist …   English syllables

  • analogist — /əˈnælədʒəst/ (say uh naluhjuhst) noun 1. someone who uses or argues from analogy. 2. someone who looks for analogies. –analogism, noun …  

  • analogist — noun someone who looks for analogies or who reasons by analogy • Derivationally related forms: ↑analogy • Hypernyms: ↑reasoner, ↑ratiocinator …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Hui Shi — ▪ Chinese philosopher Wade Giles romanization  Hui Shih   born 380 BCE, Song, in modern Henan, China       Chinese philosopher, an outstanding representative of the early Chinese school of thought known as the dialecticians (Logician).       As a …   Universalium

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