Associations to the word «Congruence»

Wiktionary

CONGRUENCE, noun. The quality of agreeing or corresponding; being suitable and appropriate.
CONGRUENCE, noun. (mathematics) (number theory) a relation between two numbers indicating they give the same remainder when divided by some given number
CONGRUENCE, noun. (mathematics) (geometry) being isometric — roughly, the same size and shape
CONGRUENCE, noun. (algebra) more generally: any equivalence relation defined on an algebraic structure which is preserved by operation defined by the structure

Dictionary definition

CONGRUENCE, noun. The quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche