an·a·log·i·cal (ăn′ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl), adj.

"Of, expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy. . . a kind of reasoning that is based on finding a common relational system between two situations, exemplars, or domains. When such a common system can be found, then what is known about one situation can be used to infer new information about the other." 

[Encyclopedia of Human Behavior (Second Edition), 2012]