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LAW OF SIMILARITY

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LAW OF SIMILARITY (noun)
  The noun LAW OF SIMILARITY has 1 sense:

1. a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit

  Familiarity information: LAW OF SIMILARITY used as a noun is very rare.


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LAW OF SIMILARITY (noun)


Sense 1law of similarity [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

law of similarity; similarity

Hypernyms ("law of similarity" is a kind of...):

Gestalt law of organization; Gestalt principle of organization (a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization)


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