congruent

adjective

1
: congruous
… establish incentives and rewards congruent with professional standing.Timothy S. Healy
2
: superposable so as to be coincident throughout
congruent triangles
3
: having the difference divisible by a given modulus
12 is congruent to 2 (modulo 5) since 12−2=2·5.
congruently adverb

Examples of congruent in a Sentence

Their goals are not congruent with the goals of the team. a theory congruent with the known facts of the case
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What Your Company Cares About Are your lobbying efforts congruent with your climate and human rights positions? Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 In another case study, a leading home improvement retailer achieved a 7% lift in engagement with emotionally congruent ads – 64% of audiences watched the ad to completion, versus 57% with traditional media. Gary Drenik, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 There is also a lack of material that is available in their native language or is culturally congruent, experts said. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2024 Just like some aspects can make for a more congruent match, others, like Leo and Scorpio, which square each other, can make for a more contentious one. Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for congruent 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin congruent-, congruens, present participle of congruere — see congruous

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of congruent was in the 15th century

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“Congruent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congruent. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

congruent

adjective
: having the same size and shape : capable of being placed over another figure and exactly matching
congruent triangles
congruently adverb

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