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Two [[geometry | geometric]] objects are '''congruent''' if one can be transformed into the other by an [[isometry]].  In plain language, two objects are congruent if they have the same size and shape.
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Two [[geometry | geometric]] objects are '''congruent''' if one can be transformed into the other by an [[isometry]], such as a [[translation]], [[rotation]], [[reflection]] or some combination thereof.  In plain language, two objects are congruent if they have the same size and shape.
  
 
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Revision as of 10:16, 1 August 2006

Two geometric objects are congruent if one can be transformed into the other by an isometry, such as a translation, rotation, reflection or some combination thereof. In plain language, two objects are congruent if they have the same size and shape.

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