congruent
English
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin congruēns, present active participle of congruō (“meet together, agree”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹuː.ənt/
- (US, General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːŋ.ɡɹuː.ənt/
- Hyphenation: con‧gru‧ent
Adjective
congruent (comparative more congruent, superlative most congruent)
- Corresponding in character; congruous
- Harmonious.
- (mathematics) Having a difference divisible by a modulus.
- (mathematics) Coinciding exactly when superimposed.
- (algebra) Satisfying a congruence relation.
Usage notes
- In mathematics, this adjective can be used in phrases like "A and B are congruent", "A is congruent to B", and, less commonly, "A is congruent with B".
Synonyms
Derived terms
- congruent number, congruent triangle
- ultracongruent
Translations
corresponding in character
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harmonious — see harmonious
with difference divisible by modulus
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coinciding when superimposed
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛnt
Inflection
| Inflection of congruent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | congruent | |||
| inflected | congruente | |||
| comparative | congruenter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | congruent | congruenter | het congruentst het congruentste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | congruente | congruentere | congruentste |
| n. sing. | congruent | congruenter | congruentste | |
| plural | congruente | congruentere | congruentste | |
| definite | congruente | congruentere | congruentste | |
| partitive | congruents | congruenters | — | |
Latin
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