mimetic vs similar

mimetic

noun
  • A substance with similar pharmacological effects to another substance. 

  • Something mimetic or imitative. 

  • A type of mnemonic in the form of a picture. 

adj
  • Exhibiting mimesis. 

  • Imitative. 

similar

noun
  • A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease. 

  • That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc. 

adj
  • Of geometrical figures including triangles, squares, ellipses, arcs and more complex figures, having the same shape but possibly different size, rotational orientation, and position; in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional; such that one can be had from the other using a sequence of rotations, translations and scalings. 

  • Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other. 

  • Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable. 

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