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# congruent

«congruent» in Mova's school dictionary: **Exactly the same shape and size; one shape fits exactly…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (congruent); noun congruence

### meaning for a pupil

1) (maths) Exactly the same shape and size; one shape fits exactly on top of the other, even if turned or flipped. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#m1)

2) (formal) In agreement or matching (congruent with the facts). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#m2)

3) (maths) In number work, having the same remainder when divided by a number. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In geometry lessons: congruent triangles, congruent shapes; tests such as SSS, SAS, ASA. Similar shapes have the same shape but can be different sizes; congruent shapes are also the same size.

### examples

- These two triangles are congruent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#x1)
- Congruent shapes have equal sides and angles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#x2)
- Cut out two congruent squares. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#x3)
- A shape and its mirror image are congruent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#x4)
- The two halves of a butterfly are congruent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#x5)
- Her actions were congruent with her words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#x6)

### note

Congruent is not the same as similar: similar = same shape, congruent = same shape and same size. Turning or flipping a shape keeps it congruent; enlarging does not. Symbol: ≅.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «congruent» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.