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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


congruent

/ kŏnggro̅o̅-ənt,kən-gro̅o̅ənt /

  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.


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Derived Forms

  • ˈcongruently, adverb
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Other Words From

  • con·gru·ent·ly adverb
  • non·con·gru·ent adjective
  • non·con·gru·ent·ly adverb
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of congruent1

C15: from Latin congruere to meet together, agree
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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.

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

That solution is not congruent with the Cato Institute philosophy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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