The congruence we achieved was short-lived. It provides a painless introduction to the concept of numerical congruence formulated by the great German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss (Scientific American).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
in|con|gru|ence — «ihn KONG gru uhns», noun. lack of congruence or agreement; incongruity … Useful english dictionary
gru — con·gru·en·cy; con·gru·en·tial; con·gru·ism; con·gru·ist; con·gru·i·ty; con·gru·ous; con·gru·ous·ly; con·gru·ous·ness; gru; gru·el; gru·el·ly; gru·es; gru·gru; gru·gru; gru·idae; gru·iform; gru·ifor·mes; gru·ine; gru·lla; gru·mi·cha·ma; gru·mose; … English syllables
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
ence — esu·ri·ence; ex·pe·ri·ence·able; ex·pe·ri·ence·less; im·per·ence; in·dif·fer·ence; in·fer·ence; in·flu·ence·abil·i·ty; in·flu·ence·able; in·ger·ence; in·gre·di·ence; in·her·ence; in·sip·i·ence; in·tend·ence; in·ter·fer·ence; in·ter·flu·ence;… … English syllables
congruence — con·gru·ence … English syllables
congruent — con|gru|ent [ kaŋgruənt ] adjective 1. ) VERY FORMAL similar to or appropriate for something 2. ) TECHNICAL congruent shapes are exactly the same size and shape ╾ con|gru|ence noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
congruence — con•gru•ence [[t]ˈkɒŋ gru əns, kənˈgru , kəŋ [/t]] n. 1) the quality or state of agreeing or corresponding 2) math. a relation between two numbers in which the numbers give the same remainder when divided by a given number • Etymology: 1400–50;… … From formal English to slang
Congruence — Con gru*ence, n. [L. congruentia: cf. OF. cornguence.] Suitableness of one thing to another; agreement; consistency. Holland. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Incongruence — In*con gru*ence, n. [L. incongruentia.] Lack of congruence; incongruity. Boyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
