Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Congruence.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Same as congruence, 1.
- n. In mathematics, a continuous and doubly infinite system of infinite straight lines; the system of all the forms of any given kind in space which fulfil two conditions, as all the double tangent lines of a surface. The order of a congruency is the number of its rays that lie in an arbitrary Plane; the class of a congruency is the number of its lines that pass through an arbitrary point; the order-class is the number that intersects both of an arbitrary pair of lines, which is the same as the sum of the order and class. Also
congruence .
Wiktionary
- n. The quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
- n. mathematics The state of being congruent
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Congruence.
Examples
“I recently wrote a post on The Beginner’s Guide to Being Congruent and I think congruency is what can help lead us to passion – really understanding why we are hear, what our purpose, strengths and mission are.”
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“Therefore, make sure that you cover topics such as congruency and similarity of triangles.”
“A new study co-written by a University of Illinois expert in math education suggests that incorporating technology in high school-level geometry classes not only makes the teaching of concepts such as congruency easier, it also empowers students to discover other geometric relationships they wouldn't ordinarily uncover when more traditional methods of instruction were used.”
“authentic self" and their "congruency" (how someone's current life compares with a vision of an ideal life).”
“Having been an avid reader of both your works, I always thought there was a high degree of congruency between them.”
“Harvard business professor, James E. Austin's research reveals that the more effective collaborations are characterized by clear purpose, mission congruency, high and mutually balanced value creation, effective communication and deep reciprocal commitment.”
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“They wrestle with the anxieties of health, aging and the desire to find congruency between their soul's deep desire and the expression of that through their love, relationships, and work.”
“The “congruency” between Jews and women seems total, but Weininger finds a divergence.”
“Nothing huge, but there were lots of small discrepancies, little matters of timing, congruency, and continuity that had to be adjusted.”
“A lesson we can all take from this year's tournament, won by a team playing the beautiful game, is that the complex feat of achieving congruency in institutional, team and individual goals is achievable.”
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ktrey's wordlist
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Many may be lexicographically impotent due to a lack of citations and definition. Hopefully I'll be able to rectify this eventually.velleity, dispositive, bloviate, bibulous, fungible, concupiscence, avuncular, carnaptious, thrawn, hypocoristic, diegesis, lagniappe and 928 more...
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pleasing words I encounter whilst reading umberto eco's novel of the same name.
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Mogeltron
Miscellaneous idiolect that could be used to assemble a Whichbe simulator.
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