Analog

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Analog or analogue may refer to:

In literature and language [edit]

  • Analog, an object, concept or situation which in some way resembles a different situation:
    • Analogue (literature), a literary work that shares motifs, characters or events with another, but is not directly derived from it
    • Analogy, in language, a comparison between concepts
    • Analogical change, in language, is the process of inventing a new element in conformity with some part of the language system that you already know

In technology [edit]

In science [edit]

  • Analogical models, mathematical models applied in the analysis of dynamical systems
  • Analogy (biology), biological structures which perform similar functions by similar mechanisms but evolved separately
  • Functional analog, a chemical compound with similar properties
  • No-analog (ecology), in paleoecology and ecological forecasting, a description of climatic conditions or biological communities with no current counterparts
  • Structural analog, a chemical compound with a slightly altered chemical structure
  • Substrate analog, a chemical compound that resembles the substrate in an enzymatic reaction
  • Transition state analog, a chemical compound that resembles the transition state of a substrate in an enzymatic reaction

In entertainment [edit]

Other [edit]

  • Cheese analogue, any of several types of non-dairy cheese imitations or substitutes
  • Federal Analog Act, a section of the DEA Controlled Substances Act
  • Meat analogue, any of several types of non-meat meat imitations or substitutes