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congruence

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation, UK: /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹʊ.əns/
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  • General-American, US: /ˈkɑŋ.ɡɹu.əns/
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  • Australia, Australian, English: /ˈkɔŋ.ɡɹʉ.əns/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K AO1 N G R UW0 AH0 N S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality of agreeing or corresponding; being suitable and appropriate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A relation between two numbers indicating they give the same remainder when divided by some given number.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: mathematics, number-theory, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The quality of being isometric — roughly, the same measure and shape.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Matrix similarity by an orthogonal matrix.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Any equivalence relation defined on an algebraic structure which is preserved by operations defined by the structure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable, universal

Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A well-adjusted state or condition in which people are not lying to themselves or in denial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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7

noun

Meaning 7

the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: congruity, congruousness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: harmony, harmoniousness

History

Etymology

From Middle English congruence, from Latin congruentia (“agreement”), from congruēns, present active participle of congruō (“meet together, agree”).

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: համաձայնություն (hamajaynutʻyun) — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • Armenian: համապատասխանություն (hamapatasxanutʻyun) — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • Bulgarian: съгласуване (sǎglasuvane) — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • Bulgarian: съответствие (sǎotvetstvie) — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一致 (yīzhì) — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • Finnish: yhdenmukaisuus — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • Finnish: sopivuus — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • French: congruence — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • German: Kongruenz — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • Ido: kongruo — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • Irish: comhionannas — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • Polish: stosowność — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • Polish: kongruencja — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • Portuguese: congruência — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • Romanian: congruență — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • Russian: конгруэ́нтность (kongruéntnostʹ) — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • Spanish: congruencia — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • Ottoman Turkish: طباق (tıbâk) — the quality of agreeing or corresponding
  • Czech: kongruence — number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number
  • Finnish: kongruenssi — number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number
  • French: congruence — number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number
  • German: Kongruenz — number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number
  • Icelandic: leifajafna — number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number
  • Icelandic: samleifing — number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number
  • Polish: przystawanie — number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number
  • Polish: kongruencja — number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number
  • Romanian: congruență — number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number
  • Spanish: congruencia — number theory, relation indicating two numbers give the same remainder when divided by some number
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全等 (quánděng) — geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape
  • Finnish: yhtenevyys — geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape
  • German: Kongruenz — geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape
  • Hindi: सर्वांगसमता (sarvāṅgsamtā) — geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape
  • Hungarian: egybevágóság — geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape
  • Icelandic: samsnið — geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape
  • Icelandic: aljöfnuður — geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape
  • Polish: przystawanie — geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape
  • Polish: kongruencja — geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape
  • Romanian: congruență — geometry, quality of being roughly the same size and shape
  • Finnish: kongruenssi — linear algebra, matrix similarity by an orthogonal matrix
  • German: Kongruenz — linear algebra, matrix similarity by an orthogonal matrix
  • Romanian: congruență — linear algebra, matrix similarity by an orthogonal matrix
  • Finnish: kongruenssi — algebra, equivalence relation preserved by operations
  • German: Kongruenz — algebra, equivalence relation preserved by operations
  • Romanian: congruență — algebra, equivalence relation preserved by operations
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