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congruent

[ kong-groo-uhnt, kuhn-groo-, kuhng- ]

adjective

  1. agreeing; accordant; congruous:

    His testimony was perfectly congruent with the content retrieved from the suspect’s phone.

  2. Mathematics. of or relating to two numbers related by a congruence.
  3. Geometry. (of figures) coinciding at all points when superimposed:

    congruent triangles.

  4. Chemistry. (of a substance or compound) not undergoing a change in composition when undergoing a reaction, as with congruent melting.


congruent

/ ˈɒŋɡʊəԳ /

adjective

  1. agreeing; corresponding; congruous
  2. having identical shapes so that all parts correspond Compare similar

    congruent triangles

  3. of or concerning two integers related by a congruence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

congruent

/ ŏԲ̅̅-əԳ,ə-̅̅əԳ /

  1. Relating to geometric figures that have the same size and shape. Two triangles are congruent, for example, if their sides are of the same length and their internal angles are of the same measure.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԲܱԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz··Գ· adverb
  • ԴDz·Dz··Գ adjective
  • non·Dz··Գ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of congruent1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin congruent- (stem of DzԲŧԲ, present participle of congruere “to come together, fit in, agree”), equivalent to con- prefix meaning “together” + -gru- base of uncertain meaning (attested only in this verb and ingruere “to fall upon”) + -ent- participle ending; con-, -ent
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of congruent1

C15: from Latin congruere to meet together, agree
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“Her strategy and tactics are completely congruent with how other departments have tackled these events.”

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"It feels extremely congruent with the person she is in life," Tyler said.

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With some distance from Saturn’s crucible, there’s the hope of alchemizing our discoveries into a more congruent self.

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“As a result, there is currently no credible, congruent technical, nor properly margined schedule, cost, and technical baseline that can be accomplished with the likely available funding.”

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There are artful backdrops of urban decay, congruent with the rural poverty in “Justified,” and the largely Black cast of characters deals with injustices that parallel the hardships of the original show’s poor whites.

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