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congruent

con·gru·ent [ kóng groo ənt, kən gr ənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. in agreement: corresponding to or consistent with each other or with something else ( formal )
culturally congruent education

2. mathematics with same shape: with identical geometric shapes

3. mathematics differing by exactly divisible amount: describes two numbers whose difference is exactly divisible by a third number modulus

[15th century. < Latin congruent-, present participle of congruere "meet together" < ruere "to fall"]

con·gru·ence noun
con·gru·en·cy noun
con·gru·ent·ly adverb
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