kongruent

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔŋɡʁuˈɛnt/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Adjective

kongruent (strong nominative masculine singular kongruenter, comparative kongruenter, superlative am kongruentesten)

  1. (geometry) congruent (with difference divisible by modulus)
  2. (higher register, figurative) congruous, corresponding
    • 2025 September 24, Lisa Schneider, Hansjürgen Mai, “Vereinte Nationen: Generalversammlung der Ohnmacht”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
      Die Rede bestätigt die Trump’sche Haltung des „America First“ – nicht gerade kongruent mit „better together“.
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Declension

Further reading

  • kongruent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • kongruent” in Duden online

Swedish

Adjective

kongruent (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics) congruent; has a difference which is divisible by the modulus
  2. (mathematics) congruent; coincides when superimposed

Declension

Inflection of kongruent
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular kongruent
neuter singular kongruent
plural kongruenta
masculine plural2 kongruente
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 kongruente
all kongruenta

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.