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parallelism

/ˈpaɹəlɛlɪz(ə)m/

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Parallélisme

The state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character.

Examples :

"The clear parallelism between the twins' personalities was striking; they both loved to read, enjoyed similar activities, and even dressed alike. "

Le parallélisme évident entre les personnalités des jumeaux était frappant ; ils aimaient tous les deux lire, appréciaient des activités similaires et s'habillaient même de la même manière.

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Parallélisme, similitude, correspondance

The state of being in agreement or similarity; resemblance, correspondence, analogy.

Examples :

"The parallelism between the two sisters' lives was striking; both became doctors and moved to different countries to practice medicine. "

Le parallélisme entre les vies des deux sœurs était frappant ; toutes les deux sont devenues médecins et ont déménagé dans différents pays pour exercer la médecine.

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Parallélisme

A parallel position; the relation of parallels.

Examples :

"The architect emphasized the parallelism of the building's two wings, creating a sense of balance and harmony. "

L'architecte a souligné le parallélisme des deux ailes du bâtiment, créant ainsi une sensation d'équilibre et d'harmonie.

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Parallélisme

(grammar) The juxtaposition of two or more identical or equivalent syntactic constructions, especially those expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, introduced for rhetorical effect.

Examples :

"The teacher pointed out the parallelism in my essay, noting how I repeated similar sentence structures to emphasize the importance of studying hard and practicing regularly. "

Le professeur a souligné le parallélisme dans ma dissertation, notant comment j'ai répété des structures de phrases similaires pour souligner l'importance d'étudier dur et de pratiquer régulièrement.

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Parallélisme

The doctrine that matter and mind do not causally interact but that physiological events in the brain or body nonetheless occur simultaneously with matching events in the mind.

Examples :

"The philosophical idea of parallelism suggests that when you feel happy after receiving good news, your mental feeling of happiness and the physical changes in your brain happen together, but one doesn't cause the other. "

L'idée philosophique du parallélisme suggère que lorsque vous vous sentez heureux après avoir reçu de bonnes nouvelles, votre sentiment mental de bonheur et les changements physiques dans votre cerveau se produisent ensemble, mais l'un ne cause pas l'autre.

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Parallélisme de comportement

In antitrust law, the practice of competitors of raising prices by roughly the same amount at roughly the same time, without engaging in a formal agreement to do so.

Examples :

"The sudden parallelism in gas station prices across town made some suspect that the stations were raising prices together without a real agreement. "

Le parallélisme soudain des prix des stations-service dans toute la ville a amené certains à soupçonner que les stations augmentaient leurs prix ensemble sans véritable accord.

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Parallélisme, convergence évolutive

Similarity of features between two species resulting from their having taken similar evolutionary paths following their initial divergence from a common ancestor.

Examples :

"The similar body shapes of sharks and dolphins, though they evolved from different ancestors, are a striking example of evolutionary parallelism. "

Les formes corporelles similaires des requins et des dauphins, bien qu'ils aient évolué à partir d'ancêtres différents, sont un exemple frappant de parallélisme évolutif.

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Parallélisme

The use of parallel methods in hardware or software, so that several tasks can be performed at the same time.

Examples :

"The computer's speed increased significantly after they introduced parallelism, allowing it to run multiple programs at once. "

La vitesse de l'ordinateur a augmenté de manière significative après qu'ils ont introduit le parallélisme, lui permettant d'exécuter plusieurs programmes à la fois.

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