different between congruent vs coinciding

English

Etymology

From Middle English congruent, from Latin congru?ns, present active participle of congru? (“meet together, agree”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??.??u?.?nt/
• (US, General American) IPA^(key): /?k???.??u?.?nt/
• Hyphenation: con?gru?ent

Adjective

congruent (comparative more congruent, superlative most congruent)

1. Corresponding in character; congruous
2. Harmonious.
3. (mathematics) Having a difference divisible by a modulus.
4. (mathematics) Coinciding exactly when superimposed.
5. (algebra) Satisfying a congruence relation.

Usage notes

• In mathematics, this adjective can be used in phrases like "A and B are congruent", "A is congruent to B", and, less commonly, "A is congruent with B".

Synonyms

• congruous

Derived terms

• congruent number, congruent triangle
• ultracongruent

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin congru?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??.?ry??nt/
• Hyphenation: con?gru?ent
• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

congruent (comparative congruenter, superlative congruentst)

1. congruent

   Synonym: gelijkvormig

Inflection

Related terms

• congruentie

Latin

Verb

congruent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of congru?

Romanian

Etymology

From French congruent

Adjective

congruent m or n (feminine singular congruent?, masculine plural congruen?i, feminine and neuter plural congruente)

1. congruent

Declension

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?d??

Verb

coinciding

1. present participle of coincide

Noun

coinciding (plural coincidings)

1. Act or situation by which things coincide; coincidence.