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Webster 1913 Edition


Congruent

Con′gru-ent

,
Adj.
[L.
congruens
, p. pr. of
congruere
: cf. F.
congruent
.]
Possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding.
The
congruent
and harmonious fitting of parts in a sentence.
B. Jonson.
Congruent figures
(Geom.)
,
concurring figures.

Webster 1828 Edition


Congruent

CONGRUENT

,
Adj.
Suitable; agreeing; correspondent.

Definition 2024


congruent

congruent

English

Adjective

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

Derived terms

  • congruent number, congruent triangle

Translations


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Adjective

congruent (comparative congruenter, superlative congruentst)

  1. congruent

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

Related terms


Latin

Verb

congruent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of congruō