Congruence is the state achieved by coming together, the state of agreement. The Latin congruere means to come together, agree.
As an abstract term,
congruence means
similarityTwo geometrical objects are called similar if they both have the same shape. More precisely, one is congruent to the result of a uniform scaling of the other. Corresponding sides of similar polygons are in proportion, and corresponding angles of similar polygons have the same measure...
between objects.
Congruence, as opposed to equivalence or approximation, is a relation which implies a
kind of equivalence, though not complete equivalence.
- In psychology and NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming
Neuro-linguistic programming is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "a model of interpersonal communication chiefly concerned with the relationship between successful patterns of behaviour and the subjective experiences Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is defined in the Oxford English...
), congruence could be defined as rapportRapport is one of the most important features or characteristics of unconscious human interaction. It is commonality of perspective: being "in sync" with, or being "on the same wavelength" as the person with whom you are talking....
within oneself, or internal and external consistency, perceived by others as sincerity or certainty.
- An alternative definition of congruence in the work of Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir was a noted American author and psychotherapist, known especially for her approach to family therapy and her work with Systemic Constellations...
, one of the sources of NLP, is the balance between self, other and context.
- In cladistics
Cladistics is a form of biological systematics which classifies living organisms on the basis of shared ancestry...
, congruence is a test of homologyIn evolutionary biology, homology refers to any similarity between characteristics of organisms that is due to their shared ancestry. The word homologous derives from the ancient Greek ομολογειν, 'to agree'. There are examples in different branches of biology...
, or shared, derived character states, in which the distributions of supposed homologies among taxa are compared for consistency.
- horizontal and vertical congruence, two related principles of grouping
- In geometry, triangles and other figures are congruent if they are isometric – roughly, if they are of the same size and shape.
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Congruence is the state achieved by coming together, the state of agreement. The Latin congruere means to come together, agree.
As an abstract term,
congruence means
similarityTwo geometrical objects are called similar if they both have the same shape. More precisely, one is congruent to the result of a uniform scaling of the other. Corresponding sides of similar polygons are in proportion, and corresponding angles of similar polygons have the same measure...
between objects.
Congruence, as opposed to equivalence or approximation, is a relation which implies a
kind of equivalence, though not complete equivalence.
- In psychology and NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming
Neuro-linguistic programming is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "a model of interpersonal communication chiefly concerned with the relationship between successful patterns of behaviour and the subjective experiences Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is defined in the Oxford English...
), congruence could be defined as rapportRapport is one of the most important features or characteristics of unconscious human interaction. It is commonality of perspective: being "in sync" with, or being "on the same wavelength" as the person with whom you are talking....
within oneself, or internal and external consistency, perceived by others as sincerity or certainty.
- An alternative definition of congruence in the work of Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir was a noted American author and psychotherapist, known especially for her approach to family therapy and her work with Systemic Constellations...
, one of the sources of NLP, is the balance between self, other and context.
- In cladistics
Cladistics is a form of biological systematics which classifies living organisms on the basis of shared ancestry...
, congruence is a test of homologyIn evolutionary biology, homology refers to any similarity between characteristics of organisms that is due to their shared ancestry. The word homologous derives from the ancient Greek ομολογειν, 'to agree'. There are examples in different branches of biology...
, or shared, derived character states, in which the distributions of supposed homologies among taxa are compared for consistency.
- horizontal and vertical congruence, two related principles of grouping
- In geometry, triangles and other figures are congruent if they are isometric – roughly, if they are of the same size and shape. See Congruence (geometry)
In geometry, two sets of points are called congruent if, and only if, one can be transformed into the other by an isometry, i.e., a combination of translations, rotations and reflections...
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- In mathematics and especially in abstract algebra as well as modular arithmetic, a congruence relation
In abstract algebra, a congruence relation is an equivalence relation on an algebraic structure that is compatible with the structure...
or simply congruence is an equivalence relation that is compatible with some algebraic operation(s).
- In HTML
HTML, which stands for Hyper Text Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for web pages. It provides a means to create structured documents by denoting structural semantics for text such as headings, paragraphs, lists etc as well as for links, quotes, and other items. It allows images...
, the graphical symbol for congruence ≅ is written as ⑃ (hexadecimal), ≅ (decimal) and ≅ (named entity).