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Congruent vs Compatible - What's the difference?

congruent | compatible |

As adjectives the difference between congruent and compatible

is that congruent is corresponding in character while compatible is capable of easy interaction.

As a noun compatible is

something that is compatible with something else.

congruent

English

Adjective

(wikipedia congruent) (en adjective)
  • Corresponding in character.
  • harmonious
  • (mathematics) Having a difference divisible by a modulus.
  • (mathematics) Coinciding exactly when superimposed.
  • (algebra) Satisfying a relation.

    • Usage notes

    * (en-usage-equal)

    Synonyms

    * congruous

    Derived terms

    * congruent number, congruent triangle

    compatible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of easy interaction.
  • Able to get along well.
  • Consistent; congruous.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
    • , chapter=1 citation , passage=She was like a Beardsley Salome , he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry.}}

    Antonyms

    * incompatible

    Derived terms

    * compatibility

    Related terms

    * compassion

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that is compatible with something else.
    • a computer company that sells IBM compatibles

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