dissimilarity

/,disimi'læriti/

Thân thiện

The two flowers show a clear dissimilarity in their shapes and colors.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality or state of being unlike or different: "Dissimilarity" refers to the condition of not being similar; a lack of resemblance or correspondence between two or more things.

Usage

• "Dissimilarity" is an uncountable noun used to describe an abstract quality. It is often used in formal, academic, or analytical contexts to compare and contrast entities.
• It is commonly followed by the preposition "between" when specifying the items being compared (e.g., ).
• It can also be used with "in" to indicate the aspect in which things differ (e.g., ).

Examples

• The dissimilarity between the two theories became apparent during the debate.
• Despite being twins, there is a striking dissimilarity in their personalities.
• The study measured the genetic dissimilarity among various populations.
• The report highlighted the fundamental dissimilarity in their approaches to problem-solving.

Advanced Usage

• "Point of dissimilarity": A specific aspect or feature where two things differ.
  • Their identical proposals had one key point of dissimilarity: the proposed budget.
• Used in technical fields like statistics, biology, and data science to quantify difference.
  • The algorithm calculates the dissimilarity matrix to cluster the data points.

Variants and Related Words

• Dissimilar (adj): Not alike; different.
  • The two paintings are dissimilar in both style and color palette.
• Dissimilarly (adv): In a dissimilar manner.
  • The two engines perform dissimilarly under extreme conditions.

Synonyms

• Difference: The state or condition of being unlike.
• Disparity: A great difference, often implying inequality.
• Divergence: The process or state of separating or becoming different.
• Unlikeness: The quality of being different.

Antonyms

• Similarity: The state or fact of being similar.
• Resemblance: The state of resembling or being alike.
• Likeness: The fact or quality of being alike.
• Sameness: The quality of being identical or unchanging.

Related Phrases

• Degree of dissimilarity: The extent or amount of difference.
  • The degree of dissimilarity between the samples was surprisingly high.
• Dissimilarity index: A statistical measure of diversity or difference within a population.
  • Sociologists often use a dissimilarity index to study residential segregation.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality of being dissimilar

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unsimilarity