Analog

Alternative forms

 * analogue (Commonwealth English)

Etymology
Greek άνά, "up to", + λόγος, "ratio".

Adjective

 * 1)  in which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuously variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial)

Antonyms

 * digital

Derived terms

 * analog circuit
 * analog computer

Noun

 * 1)  something that bears an analogy to something else
 * 2)  an organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin
 * 3)  a structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element

Related terms

 * homolog
 * analogy
 * homology

Translations

 * Finnish: vertaus, analogia
 * German: Analogon


 * Portuguese:


 * Finnish: samatoimintainen

Related terms

 * analogous
 * analogical

Anagrams

 * agonal
 * Angola