congruent

congruent
congruent early 15c., "suitable, proper," from L. congruentem (nom. congruens) "agreeing, fit, suitable," prp. of congruere, lit. "to come together, agree, correspond with," from com- "with" (see COM- (Cf. com-)) + a lost verb *gruere, *ruere "fall, rush," perhaps from PIE *ghrei- "to rub, grind" (see CHRISM (Cf. chrism)). Geometry sense attested by 1706.

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  • congruent — CONGRUÉNT, Ă, congruenţi, te, adj. 1. Care concordă, care coincide; corespunzător, coincident, echivalent. 2. (Despre numere întregi) Care dau acelaşi rest la împărţirea cu un număr întreg. 3. (Despre figuri geometrice) Care sunt egale sau care… …   Dicționar Român

  • congruent — congruent, ente [ kɔ̃gryɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • v. 1510; lat. congruens, p. prés. de congruere → congru 1 ♦ Qui convient, qui s applique bien. ⇒ adéquat. Idée congruente à la situation. 2 ♦ (1771) Math. Figures congruentes, égales (⇒ congruence) . ●… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Congruent — (v. lat.), 1) gleich u. ähnlich; 2) in der Mathematik sind congruent a) zwei geometrische Größen, die man sich so auf einander gelegt denken kann, daß die Grenzender einen überall mit den Grenzen der anderen zusammenfallen, daß sie sich decken.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Congruent — Con gru*ent, a. [L. congruens, p. pr. of congruere: cf. F. congruent.] Possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding. [1913 Webster] The congruent and harmonious fitting of parts in a sentence. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] {Congruent… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Congruent — Congruent, lat., übereinstimmend, passend. Congruenz, in der Mathematik die Uebereinstimmung zweier Größen; in der Geometrie sind congruente Figuren einander gleich und ähnlich (Zeichen ≅), in der Arithmetik sind 2 Figuren in Beziehung auf eine… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • congruent — [käŋ′gro͞oənt, kän′gro͞oənt] adj. [ME < L congruens, prp. of congruere, to come together, correspond, agree < com , with + * gruere, ruere, to fall: see RUIN] 1. in agreement; corresponding; harmonious 2. Geom. of figures, having identical… …   English World dictionary

  • congruent — index coequal, coextensive, commensurate, concerted, concordant, congruous, conjoint, consensual, consonan …   Law dictionary

  • congruent — congruent, ente (kon gru an, an t ) adj. Qui convient à. •   Que dites vous de ma petite oie [sorte d ajustement] ? La trouvez vous congruente à l habit ?, MOL. Les préc. 10. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat. congruens, part. prés. de congruere …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • congruent — [adj] agreeable, harmonious coinciding, compatible, concurring, conforming, consistent, corresponding, identical, in agreement; concept 563 Ant. disagreeable, incongruent, unharmonious …   New thesaurus

  • congruent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) in agreement or harmony. 2) Geometry (of figures) identical in form. DERIVATIVES congruence noun. ORIGIN from Latin congruere agree, meet together …   English terms dictionary

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