congruence

[kong-groo-uh ns, kuh n-groo-, kuh ng-] /ˈkɒŋ gru əns, kənˈgru-, kəŋ-/
noun
1.
the quality or state of agreeing or corresponding.
2.
Mathematics. a relation between two numbers indicating that the numbers give the same remainder when divided by some given number.
Compare residue (def 4b).
Origin
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin congruentia, derivative of congruent- congruent; see -ence
Related forms
noncongruence, noun
Examples from the web for congruence
  • Students are looking for congruence between who you are and how you teach.
  • Ideally, there is a congruence of interests of the owners, ie.
  • What's different about this period is the increasing congruence between ideological and partisan differences.
  • There is an odd congruence between the nature of a given city and its preference in chicken.
  • In some instances there is congruence, but in others, one delivery mechanism or the other falls short.
  • That's a small price to pay for the movie's essential rightness, for its congruence with the mood and manner of the novel.
British Dictionary definitions for congruence

congruence

/ˈkɒŋɡrʊəns/
noun
1.
the quality or state of corresponding, agreeing, or being congruent
2.
(maths) the relationship between two integers, x and y, such that their difference, with respect to another positive integer called the modulus, n, is a multiple of the modulus. Usually written x ≡ y (mod n), as in 25 ≡ 11 (mod 7)
Word Origin and History for congruence
n.

mid-15c., from Latin congruentia "agreement, harmony, congruity," from congruentem (nominative congruens), present participle of congruere "to come together" (see congruent). Related: Congruency.