congruent

The definition of congruent is something that agrees with or is in harmony with another.

(adjective)

An example of congruent is two people sharing a similar opinion about something.

See congruent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: ME < L congruens, prp. of congruere, to come together, correspond, agree < com-, with + *gruere, ruere, to fall: see ruin

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See congruent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Corresponding; congruous.
Mathematics
a. Coinciding exactly when superimposed: congruent triangles.
b. Of or relating to two numbers that have the same remainder when divided by a third number. For example, 11 and 26 are congruent when the modulus is 5.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin congruēns, congruent-

Origin: , present participle of congruere, to agree

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