analogický

Analogický is a Czech adjective meaning related to analogy or based on analogy. The term is used across disciplines to describe things that arise from or rely on similarity, correspondence, or shared structure between different elements. In everyday language it can denote a similarity of function or form, while in technical contexts it marks a specific methodological approach or type of reasoning.

Etymology and usage: The word derives from the concept of analogy, itself from Greek analogia, through Latin analogia, into Czech as analogický. It is used both as a general descriptor and in more specialized senses in fields such as linguistics, philosophy, and cognitive science.

In linguistics, analogický often appears in relation to analogy, a key driver of language change and word formation. Analogy describes how speakers regularize irregular patterns by applying a familiar paradigm to new forms. Thus, analogický describes processes or results produced by such analogy, for example when a language innovates a new inflected form or derives a word by extending an existing pattern. The phenomenon is typically discussed in historical and theoretical contexts to explain why languages exhibit regularity and why irregularities may disappear over time.

In logic, philosophy, and cognitive science, analogy underpins analogical reasoning and analogický arguments. An analogický argument infers conclusions for one case based on observed similarities to another case, focusing on structural relations rather than propositional equivalence. Analogical reasoning is also studied as a fundamental mechanism in problem solving, learning, and scientific discovery, where understanding of one domain informs understanding of another through shared relational patterns.