congruent

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(kŏng'grū-ənt, kən-grū'-) pronunciation
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.]

congruently con'gru·ent·ly adv.

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adj

Definition: agreeable, harmonious
Antonyms: disagreeable, incongruent, unharmonious

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IN BRIEF: To be in harmony and equal.

pronunciation The style of the new library was congruent with the rest of the campus.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - overensstemmende, kongruent

Nederlands (Dutch)
overeenstemmend, congruent

Français (French)
adj. - correspondant, adéquat, (Math, gén) congru (à)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - übereinstimmend, deckungsgleich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αντίστοιχος, ανάλογος, ομοιόμορφος

Italiano (Italian)
congruente, compatibile, corrispondente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - congruente, congruente (Mat.), adequado, harmonioso

Русский (Russian)
соответствующий, конгруэнтный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - congruente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - överensstämmande, kongruent

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
适合的, 符合的, 一致的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 適合的, 符合的, 一致的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 일치하는, 조화하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 合同の, 一致する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متطابق, موافق, ملائم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתאים, חופף, יאה‬


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