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congruence

[ kong-groo-uh ns, kuh n-groo-, kuh ng- ]
/ ˈkɒŋ gru əns, kənˈgru-, kəŋ- /
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noun

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).

RELATED WORDS

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Nearby words

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Origin of congruence

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin congruentia, derivative of congruent- congruent; see -ence

Related forms

non·con·gru·ence, noun
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congruence

congruency (ˈkɒŋɡrʊənsɪ)

/ (ˈkɒŋɡrʊəns) /

noun

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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