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Wholeness vs Congruence - What's the difference?

wholeness | congruence |

As nouns the difference between wholeness and congruence

is that wholeness is the quality of something considered as a whole while congruence is the quality of agreeing or corresponding; being suitable and appropriate.

wholeness

English

Noun

(wholenesses)
  • The quality of something considered as a whole.

    • congruence

    English

    (wikipedia congruence)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The quality of agreeing or corresponding; being suitable and appropriate.
  • (mathematics, number theory) a relation between two numbers indicating they give the same remainder when divided by some given number
  • (mathematics, geometry) being isometric — roughly, the same size and shape
  • (algebra) more generally: any (l) defined on an (l) which is preserved by defined by the structure

    • See also

    * residue

    Synonyms

    * congruency, congruity

    Related terms

    * congruent