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What does A is to B what C is to D mean?
What does A is to B what C is to D mean?
how can i analyse it?
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8 Nov 2016
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It is basically a way of comparison.
An apple is to a pie, as a banana is to bread.
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A is one letter before B
just like
C is one letter before D
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Could also be used as a proportional relationship...
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oh. i get it. thanks for your answer. it's compact but profound.
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