dissimilarity Definition
dis·simi·lar·ity (dis′sim′ə lar′ə tē, dis′sim′-)
noun
- absence of similarity; unlikeness; difference
- pl. -·ties an instance or point of difference or unlikeness
dissimilarity Synonyms
dissimilarity Usage Examples
Converse of object
- combine: Moreover, most of the remainder is in a north coast belt which combines low dissimilarity with low or moderate dominance.
- find: He also illustrated how the Plea cites poets and philosophers more liberally, and he found four doctrinal dissimilarities.
- perceive: This leads to perceived dissimilarities between groups which can persist over time, sometimes ignoring evidence of change.
- reduce: In the process, we reduce the dissimilarity between the two circuits, which makes it easier to verify the circuits.
Adjective modifier
total: Many as the analogies between the processes of grace nature are, here there is none - but a total dissimilarity.
Modifies a noun
- indices: Then dissimilarity between two shots is defined based upon the dissimilarity indices for all image pairs in the two shots.
- coefficient: A DC ( dissimilarity coefficient ) can be characterized by a set of graphs, one for each value taken by the DC.
- index: A number of indices, including the well-known dissimilarity index ( D ), use evenness as their measurement benchmark.
- measure: The first gives a very lucid account of the foundations of cluster methods based on dissimilarity measures.
- matrix: With MDS one may analyze any kind of similarity or dissimilarity matrix, in addition to correlation matrices.
Browse dictionary entries near dissimilarity
- ‹ dissimilar
- ‹ dissilient
- ‹ dissident
- ‹ dissidence
- ‹ dissever
- ‹ disservice
- ‹ disserve
- ‹ dissertation
- ‹ dissepiment
- ‹ dissentious
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