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🤝 Agreement or harmony 🔢 Same remainder 📐 Same shape and size
congruency

congruency

6.6
Two shapes that have the same size and shape and can match exactly
  • noun
  • /kənˈɡruːənsi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : congruencia
  • In geometry class, we learned that two triangles are in congruency if they can be perfectly overlaid.

Examples

  • And remember, congruency says exactly the same size and shape, right?

  • To prove the congruency of the two squares, we showed that their sides are equal in length.

  • The teacher explained that the congruency of the shapes allows for easy comparison.

Synonyms

correspondence
vscongruency
24 4.2

A close match that shows two things are similar

is stricter meaning exact geometric shape and size match
congruence
vscongruency
  • Specialized
1 6.6

Agreement between ideas or an exact match in size and shape

is specifically about exact geometric same shape and size mapping

How Exact

congruency
  • Specialized
6.6
similarity
157 2.7

Surface Forms

congruency singular
congruencies plural

Morphology

congruency = congruent (semi-transparent) = congruent + ency

Derived from 'congruent', but the geometric meaning ('same shape and size') is a domain-specific technical sense that may require mathematical familiarity.

Etymology

Congruency comes from the Latin congruere, 'to fit together'. For shapes it means they 'fit' exactly on top of each other in size and form, so one can be matched to the other.