as in similarity
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
the striking parallelism between the two crimes got police to thinking that they were committed by the same mastermind
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Recent Examples of parallelism
Enterprises are actively seeking alternatives to legacy systems that struggle with high parallelism and metadata-intensive workloads.
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Steve McDowell, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
These mechanics create parallelism, which is the ability of a quantum system to process multiple states simultaneously.
—Margarita Simonova, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
AoT plays into the possibility of exploiting parallelism in the hardware.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The Fabric processor’s parallelism is another key advantage.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Jan. 2025
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Steve McDowell, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
These mechanics create parallelism, which is the ability of a quantum system to process multiple states simultaneously.
—Margarita Simonova, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
AoT plays into the possibility of exploiting parallelism in the hardware.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The Fabric processor’s parallelism is another key advantage.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parallelism
Noun
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Still, there are definitely similarities between the siblings, who are all graduating from Texas Tech’s College of Media & Communication.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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There are definite similarities between Federal and Georgian-style architecture, as Federal can be viewed as an evolution of the latter.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2025
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This is a mid-size crossover SUV with some resemblance to a Jeep Renegade from the front, albeit with a much more contemporary spin.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The Humane Rescue Alliance of Washington, DC, provided photos of adoptable dogs with some resemblance to that dog.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 May 2025
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“Parallelism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parallelism. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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