Analogicznie

Analogicznie is a Polish adverb meaning in an analogous way or similarly. It signals that a statement or method that applies to one case should be extended to other cases in the same manner. The adverb is formed from the adjective analogiczny and the noun analogia, both related to the notion of similarity and proportional relation. Its etymology traces to Greek analogia, via Latin and into Polish linguistic development.

In usage, analogicznie appears in formal and informal language to indicate reasoning by analogy. It is common in science, mathematics, logic, linguistics, and rhetoric. For example, analogicznie do wcześniejszych badań ten rezultat potwierdza hipotezę. Analogicznie do reguł stosowanych w jednym przypadku, można zastosować je także do drugiego. In mathematics or logic one may say analogicznie rozpatrujmy kolejny przypadek.

There are related terms including analiza analogiczna (analogy) and analogiczny (analogous). The adverb emphasizes the method or rule being applied to additional cases, rather than asserting a new intrinsic similarity. Its use helps to streamline reasoning and signal parallel structure or reasoning in discourse.