congruence
the quality or state of agreeing or corresponding.
Mathematics. a relation between two numbers indicating that the numbers give the same remainder when divided by some given number.: Compare residue (def. 4b).
Geometry. the relationship that exists between two figures when one can be superimposed over the other and all their angles and sides coincide, as a mirror image: the congruence of trapezoids with identical measurements.
Origin of congruence
1Other words from congruence
- non·con·gru·ence, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for congruence
congruency (ˈkɒŋɡrʊənsɪ)
/ (ˈkɒŋɡrʊəns) /
the quality or state of corresponding, agreeing, or being congruent
maths the relationship between two integers, x and y, such that their difference, with respect to another positive integer called the modulus, n, is a multiple of the modulus. Usually written x ≡ y (mod n), as in 25 ≡ 11 (mod 7)
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