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Concordant vs Congruent - What's the difference?

concordant | congruent |

As adjectives the difference between concordant and congruent

is that concordant is agreeing; correspondent; harmonious; consonant; in keeping with; agreeable with; concordant with; concordant to while congruent is corresponding in character.

concordant

English

Alternative forms

* concordaunt (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Agreeing; correspondent; harmonious; consonant; in keeping with; agreeable with; concordant with; concordant to
  • * Were every one employed in points concordant to their natures, professions, and arts, commonwealths would rise up of themselves. - Sir Thomas Browne

    • Antonyms

    * discordant * nonconcordant

    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