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As an [[Abstraction|abstract]] term, '''[[congruence]]''' means [[similarity]] between [[object (philosophy)|object]]s.

Congruence, as opposed to [[equivalence]] or [[approximation]], is a [[mathematical relation|relation]] which implies a ''kind'' of equivalence, though not complete equivalence.