analogically

/ˌænəˈlɑdʒɪkli/
adverb
  1. In a way that compares two things that are similar in some way, often to explain or understand something.
    • She thought analogically, using the structure of a tree to understand a company's hierarchy.
    • The two problems can be solved analogically because they share the same underlying pattern.
    • The teacher explained the solar system analogically by comparing it to a spinning top.
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