English

Noun

congruence ‎(plural congruences)

1. The quality of agreeing or corresponding; being suitable and appropriate.
2. (mathematics, number theory) A relation between two numbers indicating they give the same remainder when divided by some given number.
3. (mathematics, geometry) The quality of being isometric — roughly, the same measure and shape.
4. (algebra) More generally: any equivalence relation defined on an algebraic structure which is preserved by operations defined by the structure.

See also

• residue

Synonyms

• congruency, congruity

Related terms

• congruent

Translations

French

Etymology

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

Noun

congruence f ‎(plural congruences)

1. (mathematics) congruence

Related terms

• congru