congruent
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• adjective
In agreement, harmony, or correspondence with something else; matching or consistent.
"The organization's daily hiring practices must remain congruent with its stated core values."
(Of geometric figures) identical in form and size; coinciding exactly when superimposed.
"Because the two triangles have three equal sides, they are geometrically congruent."
(Of two integers in number theory) yielding the same remainder when divided by a specified modulus.
"In modular arithmetic, seventeen and two are congruent modulo five."
Word Nuance & Usage
In geometry, 'congruent' means identical in both shape and size, whereas 'similar' means having the same shape and proportional angles but not necessarily the same size.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late Middle English period from Latin congruentem, the present participle of congruere ('to come together, agree, or correspond'), formed from com- ('with, together') and a root *gruere ('to fall or rush together').