parallelism

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Synonyms: parallelise, parallelist, parallelize, parallels, paralleling, parallelity, parallelisms, paralellism, parallelised

Antonyms: parallelise, parallelist, parallelize, parallels, paralleling, parallelity, parallelisms, paralellism, parallelised

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Noun

1. The state or condition of being [[parallel]]; [[agreement]] in direction, tendency, or character.
2. The state of being in agreement or [[similarity]]; [[resemblance]], [[correspondence]], [[analogy]].
3. A parallel [[position]]; the [[relation]] of parallels.
4. {{lb|en|rhetoric|grammar}} The [[juxtaposition]] of two or more [[identical]] or [[equivalent]] [[syntactic]] [[construction]]s, especially those expressing the same [[sentiment]] with slight modifications, introduced for [[rhetorical]] effect.
5. {{lb|en|philosophy}} The [[doctrine]] that [[matter]] and [[mind]] do not [[causally]] [[interact]] but that [[physiological]] events in the [[brain]] or [[body]] nonetheless occur [[simultaneously]] with matching events in the mind.
6. {{lb|en|legal}} In [[antitrust]] law, the practice of [[competitor]]s of raising prices by roughly the same amount at roughly the same time, without engaging in a formal agreement to do so.
7. {{lb|en|biology}} Similarity of features between two [[species]] resulting from their having taken similar [[evolution]]ary paths following their initial [[divergence]] from a [[common ancestor]].
8. {{lb|en|computing}} The use of [[parallel]] methods in [[hardware]] or [[software]], so that several tasks can be performed at the same time.

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