congruent
adjective
con·gru·ent
kən-ˈgrü-ənt 
ˈkäŋ-grü-ənt
ˈkäŋ-grü-ənt
1
: congruous
… establish incentives and rewards congruent with professional standing.—
Timothy S. Healy
Timothy S. Healy2
: superposable so as to be coincident throughout
congruent triangles
3
: having the difference divisible by a given modulus
12 is congruent to 2 (modulo 5) since 12−2=2·5.
congruently
adverb
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Examples of congruent in a Sentence
Their goals are not congruent with the goals of the team.
a theory congruent with the known facts of the case
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Gaurav Tewari, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Written and directed by Romola Garai, Amulet embraces some of the trope-ier elements of the genre, but executes them in a way that feels congruent with Garai's penchant for lingering shots and aesthetic world-building.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2023
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congruent
adjective
con·gru·ent
kən-ˈgrü-ənt
ˈkäŋ-grə-wənt
ˈkäŋ-grə-wənt
: having the same size and shape : capable of being placed over another figure and exactly matching
congruent triangles
congruently
adverb
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