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con⋅gru⋅ent

  [kong-groo-uhnt, kuhn-groo-, kuhng-]
–adjective
1. agreeing; accordant; congruous.
2. Mathematics. of or pertaining to two numbers related by a congruence.
3. Geometry. coinciding at all points when superimposed: congruent triangles.
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Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L congruent- (s. of congruēns, prp. of congruere to come together, fit in, agree), equiv. to con- con- + -gru- base of uncert. meaning (attested only in this v. and ingruere to fall upon) + -ent- -ent

Related forms:
con⋅gru⋅ent⋅ly, adverb
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con·gru·ent   (kŏng'grōō-ənt, kən-grōō'-)   
adj.  

  1. Corresponding; congruous.

  2. Mathematics

    1. Coinciding exactly when superimposed: congruent triangles.

    2. 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.


[Middle English, from Latin congruēns, congruent-, present participle of congruere, to agree.]
con'gru·ent·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

congruent 
1432, from L. congruentem (nom. congruens), prp. of congruere "to come together, agree, correspond with," from com- "with" + *gruere, *ruere "fall, rush."
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Science Dictionary
congruent   (kŏng'gr-ənt, kən-gr'ənt)  Pronunciation Key 
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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