Associations to the word «Congruence»

Wiktionary

CONGRUENCE, noun. The quality of agreeing or corresponding; being suitable and appropriate.
CONGRUENCE, noun. (mathematics) (number theory) a relation between two numbers indicating they give the same remainder when divided by some given number
CONGRUENCE, noun. (mathematics) (geometry) being isometric — roughly, the same size and shape
CONGRUENCE, noun. (algebra) more generally: any equivalence relation defined on an algebraic structure which is preserved by operation defined by the structure

Dictionary definition

CONGRUENCE, noun. The quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate.

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
Amy Tan