congruent

con·gru·ent  (knggr-nt, kn-gr-)

adj.

1. Corresponding; congruous.

2. Mathematics

a. Coinciding exactly when superimposed: congruent triangles.

b. Of or relating to two numbers that have the same remainder when divided by a third number. For example, 11 and 26 are congruent when the modulus is 5.

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[Middle English, from Latin congruns, congruent-, present participle of congruere, to agree.]

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congru·ent·ly adv.

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congruent

Adjective

1. agreeing or corresponding

2. Geom identical in shape and size: congruent triangles [Latin congruere to agree]

congruence n

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congruent  (knggr-nt, kn-grnt)

Relating to geometric figures that have the same size and shape. Two triangles are congruent, for example, if their sides are of the same length and their internal angles are of the same measure.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	congruent - corresponding in character or kind congruous appropriate - suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"
	2.	congruent - coinciding when superimposed geometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces incongruent - not congruent

Translations

congruent

adj congruent [ˈkoŋgruənt]

of two or more geometrical figures, touching at all points when one is fitted on top of the other congruent triangles. kongruent, ooreenstemmend, samevallend; passend مُلائِم، مُنْسَجِم، مُتَطابِق сходен shodný kongruent übereinstimmend όμοιος congruente kongruentne متشابه؛ قابل انطباق yhtenevä congruent חוֹפֵף सर्वसम, अनुरूप podudaran, sukladan egybevágó sama dan sebangun kongrúent, aljafn congruente 合同の 합동의, 일치하는 sutampantis, kongruentus kongruents; saskanīgs kongruen congruent kongruent, overensstemmende, i samsvar med przystający congruente congruent конгруэнтный zhodný skladen podudaran kongruent มีรูปและขนาดเดียวกัน çakışık 全等的,迭合的 конгруентний; такий, що збігається مطابق، موافق đồng dạng 迭合的

n conˈgruity [-ˈgruː-]

ooreenstemming, kongruensie, gepastheid مُلائَمَه، انْسِجام، مُطابَقَه сходство shoda, shodnost kongruens die Übereinstimmung ομοιότητα congruencia ühildumine تطابق؛ همخوانی yhtenevyys congruité תִּיאוּם सामन्जस्य, संगति sukladnost, podudaranje egybevágóság kesamaan samsvörun congruenza 一致 일치, 합동 sutapimas, kongruencija saskaņa sepadan congruentie overensstemmelse, samsvar; kongruens zgodność congruência concordanţă конгруэнтность zhoda skladnost podudarnost kongruens, överensstämmelse ความสอดคล้องกัน çakışma 適合性 узгодженість; конгруентність مطابقت sự đồng dạng 适合性