analog

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|of a device or system}} In which the [[value]] of a [[data]] item (such as time) is represented by a [[continuous function|continuous]][[continuously|(ly)]] [[variable]] [[physical]] [[quantity]] that can be [[measured]] (such as the shadow of a sundial).
2. Not relating to, or pre-dating, [[digital]] technology such as [[computer]]s and the [[Internet]]; relating to [[real life]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} Something that bears an [[analogy]] to something else.
2. {{lb|en|countable|biology}} An [[organ]] or [[structure]] that is similar in function to one in another kind of [[organism]] but is of [[dissimilar]] [[evolutionary]] [[origin]].
3. {{lb|en|chemistry}} A structural [[derivative]] of a parent [[compound]] that differs from it by only one or a few [[atom]]s or [[substituent]] groups; {{lb|en|usually, especially}} such a [[molecule]] that retains most of the same chemical properties.

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