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[|Analog] Noun - **1.** An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin. The wings of birds and the wings of insects are analogs. Adjective - Measuring or representing data by means of one or more physical properties that can express any value along a continuous scale. For example, the position of the hands of a clock is an analog representation of time.(source-[])
 * 2.** A chemical compound that has a similar structure and similar chemical properties to those of another compound, but differs from it by a single element or group. The antibiotic amoxicillin, for example, is an analog of penicillin, differing from the latter by the addition of an amino group

Usage -The spelling //analog// is a US variant of //analogue// in all its senses, and is also the generally preferred spelling in the computer industry.

Thesaurus **Legend:** Synonyms Related Words Antonyms [|analogue], [|parallel] [|similarity] - the quality of being similar [|echo] - a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.; "his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau"; "Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man" || [|analogue], [|linear] [|electronics] - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices || [|Analog:] (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) a variant spelling of [|analogue]Usage: The spelling //analog// is a US variant of //analogue// in all its senses, and is also the generally preferred spelling in the computer industry [|Analogue:] 1. Something that bears an analogy to something else: Surimi is marketed as an analogue of crabmeat.
 * **Noun** || **1.** || **analog** - something having the property of being analogous to something else
 * **Adj.** || **1.** || **analog** - of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; "analogue device"; "linear amplifier"
 * 2.** //Biology// An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin.
 * 3.** //Chemistry// A structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element.

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