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congruent(dictionary)
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congruent (iou)



congruent adjective. LME.
[Latin congruent- pres. ppl stem of congruere meet together, agree, correspond, formed as CON- + ruere fall, rush: see -ENT.]
Agreeing or corresponding (with) in character, accordant. LME.
b. Fitting, proper. LME-E18.
Math.
a. Of geometrical figures: coinciding exactly when superimposed. E18.
b. Of numbers: giving the same remainder when divided by a given number, called the modulus. Cf. RESIDUE noun 4. L19.
congruently adverb LME.