congruent
[ kong-groo-uhnt, kuhn-groo-, kuhng- ]
/ ˈkɒŋ gru ənt, kənˈgru-, kəŋ- /
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adjective
agreeing; accordant; congruous: His testimony was perfectly congruent with the content retrieved from the suspect’s phone.
Mathematics. of or relating to two numbers related by a congruence.
Geometry. (of figures) coinciding at all points when superimposed: congruent triangles.
Chemistry. (of a substance or compound) not undergoing a change in composition when undergoing a reaction, as with congruent melting.
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Origin of congruent
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin congruent- (stem of congruēns, present participle of congruere “to come together, fit in, agree”), equivalent to con- prefix meaning “together” + -gru- base of uncertain meaning (attested only in this verb and ingruere “to fall upon”) + -ent- participle ending; see con-, -ent
OTHER WORDS FROM congruent
con·gru·ent·ly, adverbnon·con·gru·ent, adjectivenon·con·gru·ent·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH congruent
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How to use congruent in a sentence
Their result marks the first time anyone has found an example of a tetrahedron that is scissors congruent to a cube but doesn’t tile space.
Undergraduates Hunt for Special Tetrahedra That Fit Together|Kevin Hartnett|February 9, 2021|Quanta MagazineThis was soon shown not to be true, but it turns out that all rational tetrahedra are congruent to the cube.
Tetrahedron Solutions Finally Proved Decades After Computer Search|Kevin Hartnett|February 2, 2021|Quanta Magazine
British Dictionary definitions for congruent
congruent
/ (ˈkɒŋɡrʊənt) /
adjective
agreeing; corresponding; congruous
having identical shapes so that all parts correspondcongruent triangles Compare similar (def. 2)
of or concerning two integers related by a congruence
Derived forms of congruent
congruently, adverbWord Origin for congruent
C15: from Latin congruere to meet together, agree
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Scientific definitions for congruent
congruent
[ kŏng′grōō-ənt, kən-grōō′ənt ]
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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