Congruent vs. Similar

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  • Congruent (adjective)

    Corresponding in character; congruous

  • Congruent (adjective)

    Harmonious.

  • Congruent (adjective)

    Having a difference divisible by a modulus.

  • Congruent (adjective)

    Coinciding exactly when superimposed.

  • Congruent (adjective)

    Satisfying a congruence relation.

  • Similar (adjective)

    Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.

  • Similar (adjective)

    Of geometrical figures including triangles, squares, ellipses, arcs and more complex figures, having the same shape but possibly different size, rotational orientation, and position; in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional; such that one can be had from the other using a sequence of rotations, translations and scalings.

  • Similar (noun)

    That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.

  • Similar (noun)

    A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.

Wiktionary
  • Similar (adjective)

    having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical

    “northern India and similar areas”

    “a soft cheese similar to Brie”

  • Similar (adjective)

    (of geometrical figures) having the same shape, with the same angles and proportions, though of different sizes.

  • Similar (noun)

    a person or thing similar to another

    “he was one of those whose similar you never meet”

  • Similar (noun)

    a substance that produces effects resembling the symptoms of particular diseases (the basis of homeopathic treatment)

    “the principle of treatment by similars”

Oxford Dictionary

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