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Does proportional and congruent mean the same thing?

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Proportional means corresponding in size or amount to something else/having a constant ratio to another quantity.

Congruent means identical in form; coinciding exactly when superimposed.

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No.
"Proportional" means the same shape.
"Congruent" means the same shape AND the same size.
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