Something being analogous to something else means, that there is a bidirectional function/mapping between the two.
One can easily map any Result-typed expression to a checked exception one, and vice versa.
One can easily map any Result-typed expression to a checked exception one, and vice versa.
Mathy people inspect the "shape" of, and interactions within the two things. Other people go for intuitive vibes. For more concrete stuff the two modes of thinking usually match up.
Summation and multiplication are literally different things, but a lesson in group theory tells you (ℝ, +) and (ℝ⁺, ×) are isomorphic.