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A comment on Physicists Have Identified a Metal That Conducts Electricity But Not Heat (2017). Parent comment

Re:Physicists Have Identified a Metal That Conducts Electric... by BubRoss on Sunday December 01, 2019 @08:54AM (#21675484)
That's not an analogy, it isn't explaining something in terms of something else.
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Re:Physicists Have Identified a Metal That Conducts Electric... by duckqlz on Sunday December 01, 2019 @09:02AM (#21675512)
Analogy : a comparison of one thing to another for the purpose of explanation.

https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/analogy

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Re:Physicists Have Identified a Metal That Conducts Electric... by coldtea on Sunday December 01, 2019 @09:24AM (#21675594)
That's exactly what your parent said.

Parent: "That's not an analogie, it isn't explaining something in terms of something else."

You: "Analogy : a comparison of one thing to another for the purpose of explanation."

Well, the parent says this isn't an analogy, as it's not "comparing one thing to another for the purpose of explanation".

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