congruence
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The quality of agreeing or corresponding; being suitable and appropriate.
- (countable, uncountable) A relation between two numbers indicating they give the same remainder when divided by some given number.
- (countable, uncountable) The quality of being isometric — roughly, the same measure and shape.
- (countable, uncountable) Matrix similarity by an orthogonal matrix.
- (countable, uncountable, universal) Any equivalence relation defined on an algebraic structure which is preserved by operations defined by the structure.
Synonyms
consonancy
correspondence
identically equal
Translations
congruence
congruencia
Kongruenz
congruenza
congruència
congruentie
uygunlukPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹʊ.əns/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English congruence, from Latin congruentia (“agreement”), from congruēns, present active participle of congruō (“meet together, agree”).
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