Congruent vs. Congruous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Congruent and Congruous
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Congruent
Corresponding; congruous.
Congruous
Corresponding in character or kind; appropriate or harmonious.
Congruent
Coinciding exactly when superimposed
Congruent triangles.
Congruous
(Mathematics) Congruent.
Congruent
Of or relating to two numbers that have the same remainder when divided by a third number. For example, 11 and 26 are congruent when the modulus is 5.
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Congruous
Corresponding in character.
Congruent
Corresponding in character; congruous
Congruous
Harmonious.
Congruent
Harmonious.
Congruous
Suitable or concordant; accordant; fit; harmonious; correspondent; consistent.
Not congruous to the nature of epic poetry.
It is no ways congruous that God should be always frightening men into an acknowledgment of the truth.
Congruent
(mathematics) Having a difference divisible by a modulus.
Congruous
Corresponding in character or kind
Congruent
(mathematics) Coinciding exactly when superimposed.
Congruous
Suitable or appropriate together
Congruent
(algebra) Satisfying a congruence relation.
Congruent
Possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding.
The congruent and harmonious fitting of parts in a sentence.
Congruent
Corresponding in character or kind
Congruent
Coinciding when superimposed
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