adj.
Pronunciation: k ə n- ' grü- ə nt, ' kä ŋ -grü- ə nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin congruent-, congruens, present participle of congruere
Date: 15th century
1 : CONGRUOUS
2 : superposable so as to be coincident throughout
3 : having the difference divisible by a given modulus <12 is congruent to 2 (modulo 5) since 12-2=2·5>
– con · gru · ent · ly adverb