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noun con·gru·ence \ kən-ˈgrü-ən(t)s , ˈkäŋ-grü-ən(t)s \

Definition of congruence

1 :the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent

… the happy congruence of nature and reason …
—Gertrude Himmelfarb

2 :a statement that two numbers or geometric figures are congruent

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Examples of congruence in a Sentence

little apparent congruence between her professed concern for the poor and her own extravagant lifestyle

Recent Examples of congruence from the Web

Reduce friction and align yourself with maximum congruence; get all the elements going in the same direction.

— Philly.com, "Horoscopes: Wednesday, June 28, 2017," 28 June 2017
At the close, there’s a fugue-like absence where there should be congruence and meaning.

— lucy scholes, New York Times, "Two Immigrant Families Intertwine During London’s Summer of Bombs," 28 Apr. 2017
The production techniques used in execution videos produced in Libya were so similar to ones emerging from Syria that some experts theorized that the Islamic State must have dispatched a cameraman from Syria to Libya to achieve that congruence.

— rod nordland, New York Times, "U.S. Conducts Airstrikes Against ISIS in Libya AUG. 1, 2016," 10 Aug. 2016

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First Known Use of congruence

15th century

congruence Synonyms

Synonyms

accord, accordance, agreement, conformance, conformity, congruency, congruity, consonance, harmony, tune

Antonyms

conflict, disagreement, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness

Related Words

compatibility; assimilation, integration; oneness, solidarity, togetherness; affinity, empathy, sympathy

Near Antonyms

contrast, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, diverseness, diversity, unlikeness; deviance, divergence; discord, discordance, dissension (also dissention), dissent, dissidence, disunity, friction, strife; variability, variance; incompatibility

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb

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