congruence

The definition of congruence is agreement, compatibility or harmony.

(noun)

When two studies prove the same results, this is an example of congruence.

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See congruence in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the state or quality of being in agreement; correspondence; harmony
  2. Geom. the property of a plane or solid figure whereby it coincides with another plane or solid figure after it is moved, rotated, or flipped over
  3. Math. the relation between two integers each of which, when divided by a third (called the modulus), leaves the same remainder

Origin: ME < L congruentia: see congruent

See congruence in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. Agreement, harmony, conformity, or correspondence.
    b. An instance of this: “What an extraordinary congruence of genius and era” (Rita Rack).
  2. Mathematics
    a. The state of being congruent.
    b. A statement that two quantities are congruent.

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