coherence

co·her·ence

 (kō-hîr′əns, -hĕr′-)
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) or

coherency

n
1. logical or natural connection or consistency
2. another word for cohesion1
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co•her•ence

(koʊˈhɪər əns, -ˈhɛr-)

also co•her′en•cy,



n.
1. the act or state of cohering; cohesion.
2. logical interconnection.
3. congruity; consistency.
4. Physics, Optics. (of waves) the state of being coherent.
[1570–80]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.coherence - the state of cohering or sticking together
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
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
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coherence

noun
Logical agreement among parts:
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Translations
تماسُك، ترابُط
souvislost
sammenhæng
ZusammenhangKohärenz
αλληλουχία
coherencia
cohérence
samhengi
coerenza
sammenheng
logická súvislosť
tutarlılık
连贯性

coherence

[kəʊˈhɪərəns] Ncoherencia f
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coherence

[kəʊˈhɪərəns] n
[book, composition] → cohérence f
[plan, action] → cohérence f
[person] → cohérence f
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coherence

n
(lit)Kohärenz f
(of community)Zusammenhalt m; (of essay, symphony etc)Geschlossenheit f; (of argument, reasoning, style)Kohärenz f; his speech lacked coherenceseiner Rede (dat)fehlte der Zusammenhang
(fig: = comprehensibility) after five whiskies he lacked coherencenach fünf Whiskys gab er nur noch unzusammenhängendes Zeug von sich
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coherence

[kəʊˈhɪərəns] ncoerenza
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coherent

(kəˈhiərənt) adjective
clear and logical. He was able to give a coherent account of what had happened.
coˈherently adverb
coˈherence noun
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co·he·rence

1. n. coherencia, cohesión;
2. coherencia, referencia a cualquier grupo designado, seguido o copiado por un período de tiempo, tal como en un estudio epidemiológico.
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