congruent

[ kong-groo-uhnt, kuhn-groo-, kuhng- ]

adjective

1. agreeing; accordant; congruous:

   His testimony was perfectly congruent with the content retrieved from the suspect’s phone.

2. Mathematics. of or relating to two numbers related by a congruence.
3. Geometry. (of figures) coinciding at all points when superimposed:

   congruent triangles.

4. Chemistry. (of a substance or compound) not undergoing a change in composition when undergoing a reaction, as with congruent melting.

congruent

/ ˈkɒŋɡrʊənt /

adjective

1. agreeing; corresponding; congruous
2. having identical shapes so that all parts correspond Compare similar

   congruent triangles

3. of or concerning two integers related by a congruence

congruent

/ kŏng′gro̅o̅-ənt,kən-gro̅o̅′ənt /

1. 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.

Derived Forms

• ˈcongruently, adverb

Other Words From

• con·gru·ent·ly adverb
• non·con·gru·ent adjective
• non·con·gru·ent·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of congruent¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin congruent- (stem of congruēns, present participle of congruere “to come together, fit in, agree”), equivalent to con- prefix meaning “together” + -gru- base of uncertain meaning (attested only in this verb and ingruere “to fall upon”) + -ent- participle ending; con-, -ent

Word History and Origins

Origin of congruent¹

C15: from Latin congruere to meet together, agree

Example Sentences

Last week, you looked at a very large regular polygon — that is, a polygon all of whose sides and angles were congruent.

From FiveThirtyEight

His parents took the news with disappointment and sadness because his truth isn’t congruent with their own.

From Time

In this way, all positive integers have been “covered,” and the numbers occupying the same bucket are considered “congruent” to each other.

From Quanta Magazine

He proved that for two shapes to be “scissors congruent” — meaning they can be cut up and reassembled as each other — they must have the same Dehn invariant.

From Quanta Magazine

In 1965 Jean-Pierre Sydler proved that any two shapes with the same volume and the same Dehn invariant are scissors congruent.

From Quanta Magazine

That solution is not congruent with the Cato Institute philosophy.

From The Daily Beast

And yet he insists, in every single interview, that his teachings are entirely congruent with KKL policies.

From The Daily Beast

Each boasts its full complement of saints, whose congruent catalogues are equally wearisome in length.

From Project Gutenberg

Some objects when thought of are congruent to our existing state of activity.

From Project Gutenberg

They are not congruent and can never be in the actualized universe.

From Project Gutenberg

Genera; almost completely congruent; the Nymphalideous genera can be based on the structure of the larv, 444.

From Project Gutenberg

The identity of quality between congruent segments is generally of this character.

From Project Gutenberg