Definitions

congruence

[kong-groo-uhns, kuhn-groo-, kuhng-] / ˈkɒŋ gru əns, kənˈgru-, kəŋ- /

NOUN

agreement

Synonyms

STRONG

accord accordance coherence compliance conformance conformation conformity congruity congruousness correspondence harmonization harmony similarity uniformity

WEAK

conforming congruency

Antonyms

STRONG

denial difference disagreement discord dissension fight fighting nonconformity opposition refusal

Example Sentences

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Congruence is extended in any space beyond parallel rects to all rects by two axioms depending on perpendicularity.

From The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 by Whitehead, Alfred North

Congruence depends on motion, and thereby is generated the connexion between spatial congruence and temporal congruence.

From The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 by Whitehead, Alfred North

Congruence is a particular example of the fundamental fact of recognition.

From The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 by Whitehead, Alfred North

Vocabulary lists containing congruence

Fences

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Novel Study: Fences, Introduction and Act 1

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