Dictionary
sim•i•lar
Pronunciation: (sim'u-lur), [key]—
adj.
1. having a likeness or resemblance, esp. in a general way:
two similar houses.
2. Geom.(of figures) having the same shape; having corresponding sides proportional and corresponding angles equal:
similar triangles.
3. Math.(of two square matrices) related by means of a similarity transformation.
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