Definition:Similar

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Similar may refer to:

• Similar geometric figures: Geometric figures which have the same shape but of different sizes:
  • Similar triangles
  • Similar segments of circles

• The definition also applies to similar solid figures: solid figures which have the same shape but of different sizes:
  • Similar cones
  • Similar cylinders
  • Similar planes

• The term similar can also be used to apply to the position of a geometric figure:
  • Similar inclination
  • Similar situation

• Euclid's approach was to treat numbers as geometrical objects, hence the definitions:
  • Similar plane numbers
  • Similar solid numbers

• As a general term in natural language meaning:

having some of the same characteristics

or less formally:

alike with, but not identical to

or just:

a bit like.

Also see

• Similarity:
  • Matrix Similarity
  • Similarity Mapping
  • Set Similarity: a synonym for set equivalence