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parallelism
n.
state of being equidistant at all points; correspondence, similarity
Parallelism
Parallelism may refer to:
- Angle of parallelism, in hyperbolic geometry, the angle at one vertex of a right hyperbolic triangle that has two hyperparallel sides
- Conscious parallelism, price-fixing between competitors in an oligopoly that occurs without an actual spoken agreement between the parties
- Parallelism (computing), the simultaneous execution on multiple processors of different parts of a program
- Parallelism (evolution), the independent emergence of a similar trait in different, but closely related species
- Parallelism, in geometry, the property of parallel lines
- Parallelism (grammar), a balance of two or more similar words, phrases, or clauses
- Parallelism (philosophy), a philosophical concept
- Parallelism (rhetoric), the chief rhetorical device of Biblical poetry in Hebrew
- Psychophysical parallelism, the theory that the conscious and nervous processes vary concomitantly
- Parallel harmony/doubling, or harmonic parallelism, in music
parallelism
Noun
1. similarity by virtue of correspondence
(synonym) correspondence
(hypernym) similarity
Parallelism
(n.)
The quality or state of being parallel.
(n.)
Similarity of construction or meaning of clauses placed side by side, especially clauses expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, as is common in Hebrew poetry; e. g.: --At her feet he bowed, he fell: Where he bowed, there he fell down dead. Judg. v. 27.
(n.)
Resemblance; correspondence; similarity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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