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noun
1.
the quality or state of agreeing or corresponding.
2.
Mathematics. a relation between two numbers indicating that the numbers give the same remainder when divided by some given number. Compare residue (def. 4b).
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Congruence
is always a great word to know.
So is square. Does it mean:
| the second power of a quantity, expressed as a2 = a ? a, where a is the quantity |
| a system of calculation based on the properties of numbers; the discussion of a problem by algebra consisting of calculus and its higher developments |
Example Sentences
- The congruence is delightful, and might suggest that science and religion are vastly more compatible than many of us imagine.
- Ideally, there is a congruence of interests of the owners, ie.
- There is an odd congruence between the nature of a given city and its preference in chicken.
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Word Origin & History
congruence
c.1430, from L. congruentia "argument, harmony, congruity," from congruent-, prp. stem of congruere (see congruent). Related: Congruency (1494).
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