coherence

co·her·ence  (k-hîrns, -hr-)

n.

1. The quality or state of cohering, especially a logical, orderly, and aesthetically consistent relationship of parts.

2. Physics The property of being coherent, as of waves.

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coherence [kəʊˈhɪərəns], coherency

n

1. logical or natural connection or consistency

2. another word for cohesion [1]

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coherence  (k-hîrns, -hr-)

A property holding for two or more waves or fields when each individual wave or field is in phase with every other one. Lasers, for example, emit almost perfectly coherent light; all the photons emitted by a laser have the same frequency and are in phase. Since quantum states can be described by a wave equation, coherence can hold for quantum states in general, though only among bosons. Coherence is generally possible in physical systems that may undergo superposition. Maintaining coherence of light is important in fiber optic communications. See also Bose-Einstein condensate.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	coherence - the state of cohering or sticking together coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness connectedness, connection, link - the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" consistency - logical coherence and accordance with the facts; "a rambling argument that lacked any consistency" continuity - uninterrupted connection or union incoherence, incoherency - lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
	2.	coherence - logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts coherency comprehensibility, understandability - the quality of comprehensible language or thought

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coherence

noun consistency, rationality, concordance, consonance, congruity, union, agreement, connection, unity, correspondence the political structure which can lend coherence to a global enterprise

Translations

coherence [kəʊˈhɪərəns] N → coherencia f

coherence [kəʊˈhɪərəns] n

[book, composition] → cohérence f

[plan, action] → cohérence f

[person] → cohérence f

coherence

n

(lit) → Kohärenz f

(of community) → Zusammenhalt m; (of essay, symphony etc) → Geschlossenheit f; (of argument, reasoning, style) → Kohärenz f; his speech lacked coherence → seiner Rede (dat) → fehlte der Zusammenhang

(fig: = comprehensibility) after five whiskies he lacked coherence → nach fünf Whiskys gab er nur noch unzusammenhängendes Zeug von sich

coherence [kəʊˈhɪərəns] n → coerenza