Congruence (disambiguation)

In mathematics, congruence may refer to:

• In Euclidean geometry, the relation between figures that can be superposed by rigid motions
• 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 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

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