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ἀναλογία

ἀναλογία, proportion

ἀναλογ-ία, ἡ, (λόγος)
  • mathematical proportion, Pl. Ti. 31c, 32c; ἡ ἀ. ἰσότης ἐστὶ λόγων Arist. EN 1131a31; of progressions, ἀ. γεωμετρική ib. b13; ἀριθμητική ib. 1106a36, cf. Ael. Tact. 10.3; ἁρμονική Thrasyll. ap. Theo.Sm. p.85H., Nicom. Ar. 2.22; κατὰ τὴν ἀ. comparing the ratios, Arist. Pol. 1282b40; τὸ κατʼ ἀ. ἴσον ib. 1301a27; ὑπὲρ τὴν ἀ. τινός out of proportion, Olymp. in Mete. 89.22.
      • 2 proportion generally, Arist. Pol. 1296b25, cf. Epicur. Nat. 11.7, 10.
    • II analogy, Arist. HA 486b19, Epicur. Fr. 212, etc.
      • 2 esp. grammatical analogy, Gell. 2.25, A.D. Synt. 36.23, etc.
    • III relation, ἀ. ἔχειν stand in relation with, πρός τι Phld. Lib. p.38 O., cf. p.51O.
    • IV correspondence, resemblance, ὁμοιότης ἢ ἀ. [τινί] Id. Sign. 37, cf. Fr. 3; κατʼ -ίαν, opp. διαφοράν, Id. D. 1.22.

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