congruent

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

Wikipedia

congruent (comparative more congruent, superlative most congruent)

1. Corresponding in character.
2. harmonious
3. (mathematics) Having a difference divisible by a modulus.
4. (mathematics) Coinciding exactly when superimposed.
5. (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

• congruous

Derived terms

• congruent number, congruent triangle

Translations

corresponding in character

• Bulgarian: съответен (bg) (sǎotveten)
• French: conforme (fr), convenable (fr)

• Persian: persian (fa) (هماهنگ)
• Russian: соответствующий (ru) (sootvétstvujuščij) , совпадающий (ru) (sovpadájuščij) 

harmonius

• Bulgarian: подходящ (bg) (podhodjašt)

• Russian: гармонирующий (ru) (garmonírujuščij) 

with difference divisible by modulus

• Bulgarian: конгруентен (bg) (kongruenten)
• Finnish: kongruentti
• German: kongruent (de)
• Icelandic: samleifa (is) m

• Polish: przystający (pl) m, kongruentny (pl)
• Russian: конгруэнтный (ru) (kongruéntnyj) 
• Spanish: congruente (es)
• Swedish: kongruent (sv)

coinciding when superimposed

• Bulgarian: съвпадащ (bg) (sǎvpadašt)
• Icelandic: samsniða (is) m, aljafn (is) m, eins (is) m
• Polish: przystający (pl) m

• Spanish: congruente (es)
• Swedish: kongruent (sv)

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• French: congru

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Dutch

Adjective

congruent (comparative congruenter, superlative congruentst)

1. congruent

Related terms

• congruentie

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Latin

Verb

congruent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of congruō