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- Word comparison: similar vs. similarly
similar vs. similarly
adjective
- having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way:
two similar houses.
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- Geometry. (of figures) having the same shape; having corresponding sides proportional and corresponding angles equal:
similar triangles.
- Mathematics. (of two square matrices) related by means of a similarity transformation.
adverb
- in a way that shows a general but not exact resemblance:
The lab charges anywhere from $50 to $100 per blood test; other procedures are priced similarly.