The name of the TYPE of whatever.
2006-10-13 21:24:57 · 4 answers · asked by nathan75932 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
In the language sense.
Ex.
"Bird is to feather as cat is to fur"
2006-10-13 21:28:41 · update #1
That's a ratio...
The word example you put up there is an analogy.
2006-10-13 21:32:56 · answer #1 · answered by Shaun 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On the SAT (back in the day, I don't think they have them anymore) they were called analogies. (Usually analogies are more of a story.)
2006-10-14 04:32:34 · answer #2 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is called an analogy problem.
If it is numbers you are speaking of , it is a ratio.
With words it is an analogy.
2006-10-14 04:33:49 · answer #3 · answered by True Blue 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ratio and proportion...
you can also say...analysis
2006-10-14 04:27:29 · answer #4 · answered by joan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋