Dictionary

congruence en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑŋ.ɡɹu.əns/ (General-American, US)
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• /ˈkɔŋ.ɡɹʉ.əns/ (Australia, Australian, English)
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• /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹʊ.əns/ (Received-Pronunciation, UK)

Etymology

From Middle English congruence, from Latin congruentia (“agreement”), from congruēns, present active participle of congruō (“meet together, agree”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The quality of agreeing or corresponding; being suitable and appropriate.
2. (countable, uncountable) A relation between two numbers indicating they give the same remainder when divided by some given number.
3. (countable, uncountable) The quality of being isometric — roughly, the same measure and shape.
4. (countable, uncountable) Matrix similarity by an orthogonal matrix.
5. (countable, uncountable, universal) Any equivalence relation defined on an algebraic structure which is preserved by operations defined by the structure.
6. (countable, uncountable) A well-adjusted state or condition in which people are not lying to themselves or in denial.

Forms

Antonyms

incongruence · incongruency · incongruity

Deriveds

precongruence · scissor congruence · supercongruence · incongruence · congruence class · noncongruence · pseudocongruence · scissors congruence

Relateds

residue · congruent

Synonyms

congruity · congruency

Translations (44)

hi सर्वांगसमता (geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape) · ro congruență (linear algebra, matrix similarity by an orthogonal matrix) · fr congruence (number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number) · cs kongruence (number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number) · pt congruência (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · is samsnið (geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape) · fi sopivuus (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · pl kongruencja (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · cmn 全等 (geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape) · hy համաձայնություն (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · fi kongruenssi (number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number) · de Kongruenz (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · pl stosowność (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · is aljöfnuður (geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape) · ro congruență (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · es congruencia (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · ota طباق (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · fi kongruenssi (linear algebra, matrix similarity by an orthogonal matrix) · de Kongruenz (number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number) · is samleifing (number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number) · hy համապատասխանություն (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · de Kongruenz (algebra, equivalence relation preserved by operations) · pl przystawanie (geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape) · de Kongruenz (linear algebra, matrix similarity by an orthogonal matrix) · bg съгласуване (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · bg съответствие (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · fi yhdenmukaisuus (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · es congruencia (number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number) · ru конгруэ́нтность (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · io kongruo (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · ro congruență (geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape) · pl przystawanie (number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number) · pl kongruencja (geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape) · ro congruență (number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number) · de Kongruenz (geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape) · fi yhtenevyys (geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape) · is leifajafna (number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number) · ro congruență (algebra, equivalence relation preserved by operations) · pl kongruencja (number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number) · fr congruence (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · ga comhionannas (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · hu egybevágóság (geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape) · cmn 一致 (the quality of agreeing or corresponding) · fi kongruenssi (algebra, equivalence relation preserved by operations)