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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) orcoherency
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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Noun | 1. | 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
nounLogical agreement among parts:
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Translations
تماسُك، ترابُط
souvislost
sammenhæng
samhengi
logická súvislosť
tutarlılık
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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 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
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coherent
(kəˈhiərənt) adjective clear and logical. He was able to give a coherent account of what had happened.
coˈherently adverbcoˈherence 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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