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congruence definition

con·gru·ence (käŋ′gro̵̅o̅ əns, kän′-; kən gro̵̅o̅′əns)

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

Etymology: ME < L congruentia: see congruent

Also congruency con′·gru·ency

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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