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In [[mathematics]], '''congruence''' may refer to:
In [[mathematics]], '''congruence''' may refer to:


* In [[Euclidean geometry]], the relation between figures that can be superposed by rigid motions
* In [[Euclidean geometry]], the relation between figures that can be superposed by [[rigid motion]]s
** In particular, the relation between [[congruent triangles]]
* In [[modular arithmetic]], the property of integers having the same remainder on division by a given modulus
* In [[modular arithmetic]], the property of integers having the same remainder on division by a given modulus
* In [[ring theory]], the property of elements of a ring lying in the same coset of a given ideal
* In [[ring theory]], the property of elements of a ring lying in the same coset of a given ideal
* In [[matrix theory]], the property of matrices relating to the same [[bilinear form]] with respect to different bases
* In [[matrix theory]], the property of matrices relating to the same [[bilinear form]] with respect to different bases
* In [[abstract algebra]], an equivalence relation which respects algebraic operations
* In [[abstract algebra]], an equivalence relation which respects algebraic operations
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In mathematics, congruence may refer to: