Definition:Similar


 * Similar geometric figures: Geometric figures which have the same shape but of different sizes:
 * Similar triangles
 * Similar segments of circles


 * The definition also applies to similar solid figures: solid figures which have the same shape but of different sizes:
 * Similar cones
 * Similar cylinders
 * Similar planes


 * The term similar can also be used to apply to the position of a geometric figure:
 * Similar inclination
 * Similar situation


 * 's approach was to treat numbers as geometrical objects, hence the definitions:
 * Similar plane numbers
 * Similar solid numbers


 * As a general term in natural language meaning:
 * having some of the same characteristics
 * or less formally:
 * alike with, but not identical to
 * or just:
 * a bit like.

Also see

 * Similarity:
 * Matrix Similarity
 * Similarity Mapping
 * Set Similarity: a synonym for set equivalence