In Science
- Analogical models, mathematical models applied in the analysis of dynamical systems
- Analogy (biology), biological structures which perform similar functions by similar mechanisms but evolved separately
- Functional analog, a chemical compound with similar properties
- No-analog (ecology), in paleoecology and ecological forecasting, a description of climatic conditions or biological communities with no current counterparts
- Structural analog, a chemical compound with a slightly altered chemical structure
- Substrate analog, a chemical compound that resembles the substrate in an enzymatic reaction
- Transition state analog, a chemical compound that resembles the transition state of a substrate in an enzymatic reaction
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