congruence

About 1.27 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The quality of agreeing or corresponding; being suitable and appropriate.
2. noun A relation between two numbers indicating they give the same remainder when divided by some given number.
3. noun The quality of being isometric — roughly, the same measure and shape.
4. noun Matrix similarity by an orthogonal matrix.
5. noun Any equivalence relation defined on an algebraic structure which is preserved by operations defined by the structure.
6. noun A well-adjusted state or condition in which people are not lying to themselves or in denial.

Similar words

congruity congruousness congruency consistency concordance coherence accordance harmony conformity conformance

Often followed by

between of with and in is or among relation

Word family

congruences