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speed
03-15-2005, 02:10 PM
<blank stare>

Dragonfly5338
03-15-2005, 02:16 PM
sim·i·lar ( P ) Pronunciation Key (sm-lr)
adj.
Related in appearance or nature; alike though not identical.
Mathematics. Having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional. Used of geometric figures: similar triangles.

think ( P ) Pronunciation Key (thngk)
v. thought, (thôt) think·ing, thinks
v. tr.
To have or formulate in the mind.

To reason about or reflect on; ponder: Think how complex language is. Think the matter through.
To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering: thinking what to do.
To judge or regard; look upon: I think it only fair.
To believe; suppose: always thought he was right.

To expect; hope: They thought she'd arrive early.
To intend: They thought they'd take their time.
To call to mind; remember: I can't think what her name was.
To visualize; imagine: Think what a scene it will be at the reunion.
To devise or evolve; invent: thought up a plan to get rich quick.
To bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation: He thought himself into a panic over the impending examination.
To concentrate one's thoughts on: “Think languor” (Diana Vreeland).

v. intr.
To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment.
To weigh or consider an idea: They are thinking about moving.

To bring a thought to mind by imagination or invention: No one before had thought of bifocal glasses.
To recall a thought or an image to mind: She thought of her childhood when she saw the movie.
To believe; suppose: He thinks of himself as a wit. It's later than you think.
To have care or consideration: Think first of the ones you love.
To dispose the mind in a given way: Do you think so?

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Kermit
03-15-2005, 02:16 PM
A similar thought is one thought that shares some sort of likeness with another thought (i.e. I thought that water was cold. & I thought that water was a bit on the chilly side)

carrascopa
03-15-2005, 02:17 PM
GOOD ANSWER!

Kermit
03-15-2005, 02:17 PM
Ok, Dragon's answer was much better than mine!

speed
03-15-2005, 02:24 PM
Layman's term =

Kermit
03-15-2005, 02:34 PM
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