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ἀναλογία

analogia

mathematical proportion

Appears 61 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀναλογία, ἡ, (λόγος) A. 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.38O., 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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