Inference or reasoning based on analogy; drawing conclusions about one thing by comparing it with a similar example.
過去の事例を類推して、今回の対応を決めた。
We decided on this response by drawing an analogy with past cases.
あまりに違う点もあるので、単純な類推は危険だ。
Because there are so many differences, simple analogy is risky.
In logic, analogical reasoning or analogical inference: deriving a conclusion about one case based on its similarity to another. Such inferences are not deductively certain.
類推による結論は検証が必要で、誤りやすいことを留意するべきだ。
Conclusions from analogy need verification and are prone to error, which should be kept in mind.
この論文は類推に基づいて新しい仮説を提案している。
This paper proposes a new hypothesis based on analogical reasoning.
In linguistics, analogy: the process where one form or pattern influences another, producing similar forms (morphological analogy).
子音変化が弱い語も、有意な類推によって形が変わることがある。
Even words with weak consonant changes can have their forms altered through significant analogy.
新しい動詞の活用は既存パターンへの類推で決まることが多い。
The conjugation of new verbs is often determined by analogy with existing patterns.