the quality or state of corresponding, agreeing, or being congruent the relationship between two integers, x and y, such that their difference, with respect to another positive integer called the modulus, n, is a multiple of the modulus. Usually written x ≡ y (mod n), as in 25 ≡ 11 (mod 7)
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con•gru•ence
(kong′gro̅o̅ əns, kən gro̅o̅′-, kəng-),USA pronunciation n.
- the quality or state of agreeing or corresponding.
- Mathematicsa relation between two numbers indicating that the numbers give the same remainder when divided by some given number. Cf. residue (def. 4b).
- Latin congruentia, derivative of congruent- congruent; see -ence
- late Middle English 1400–50
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