congruence
nounUK /ˈkɒŋ.ɡru.əns/
US /ˈkɑːŋ.ɡru.əns/
When two things match or fit together perfectly.
There was congruence between what she said and what she did.
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2. In geometry, when two shapes are exactly the same size and shape.
The two triangles showed congruence because their sides and angles were equal.
3. The state of being in agreement or harmony with something.
The team worked in congruence with the new rules.
4. A relation between numbers where they leave the same remainder when divided by a given number.
In modular arithmetic, 17 and 5 have congruence modulo 12.