different between concordant vs congruent

English

Alternative forms

• concordaunt (obsolete)

Etymology

French concordant, from Latin concordans, present participle of concordare. See concord.

Adjective

concordant (comparative more concordant, superlative most concordant)

1. Agreeing or harmonious; consistent (with).

   Synonyms: consonant, in keeping with

   • 1918, Jagdish Chandra Bose, Life Movement in Plants

     Even in the case of direct effect, different factors, such as light, temperature, turgor, and so on, are undergoing independent variations; it may thus happen that their reactions may sometimes be concordant and at other times discordant.

   • 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica

     Were every one employed in points concordant to their natures, professions, and arts, commonwealths would rise up of themselves.

2. (geology) Intruding parallel to the bedding.
3. (mathematics) Preserving the sign.

Antonyms

• discordant
• nonconcordant

Translations

French

Verb

concordant

1. present participle of concorder

Adjective

concordant (feminine singular concordante, masculine plural concordants, feminine plural concordantes)

1. concordant

Further reading

• “concordant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French concordant.

Adjective

concordant m or n (feminine singular concordant?, masculine plural concordan?i, feminine and neuter plural concordante)

1. concordant

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle English congruent, from Latin congru?ns, present active participle of congru? (“meet together, agree”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??.??u?.?nt/
• (US, General American) IPA^(key): /?k???.??u?.?nt/
• Hyphenation: con?gru?ent

Adjective

congruent (comparative more congruent, superlative most congruent)

1. Corresponding in character; congruous
2. Harmonious.
3. (mathematics) Having a difference divisible by a modulus.
4. (mathematics) Coinciding exactly when superimposed.
5. (algebra) Satisfying a congruence relation.

Usage notes

• In mathematics, this adjective can be used in phrases like "A and B are congruent", "A is congruent to B", and, less commonly, "A is congruent with B".

Synonyms

• congruous

Derived terms

• congruent number, congruent triangle
• ultracongruent

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin congru?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??.?ry??nt/
• Hyphenation: con?gru?ent
• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

congruent (comparative congruenter, superlative congruentst)

1. congruent

   Synonym: gelijkvormig

Inflection

Related terms

• congruentie

Latin

Verb

congruent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of congru?

Romanian

Etymology

From French congruent

Adjective

congruent m or n (feminine singular congruent?, masculine plural congruen?i, feminine and neuter plural congruente)

1. congruent

Declension