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- Dictionaryco·her·ence/kōˈhirəns/
noun
- 1. the quality of being logical and consistent: "this raises further questions on the coherence of state policy"
- 2. the quality of forming a unified whole: "the group began to lose coherence and the artists took separate directions"
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Coherence is the quality or state of cohering, such as systematic or logical connection or consistency. Learn more about the synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of coherence from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Coherence is the situation when the parts of something fit together in a natural or reasonable way. Learn more about the meaning, usage and collocations of coherence with Cambridge Dictionary.
Coherence is a state or situation in which all the parts or ideas fit together well so that they form a united whole. Learn more about the word frequency, synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and usage of coherence in different contexts.
When something has coherence, all of its parts fit together well. An argument with coherence is logical and complete — with plenty of supporting facts. Coherence comes from a Latin word meaning “to stick together." When you say policies, arguments and strategies are coherent, you’re praising them for making sense.
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.
Coherence is the quality of being logically integrated, consistent, and intelligible; or the act or condition of cohering. Learn more about the origin, synonyms, antonyms, and examples of coherence from YourDictionary.
Coherence is the situation in which all the parts of something fit together well. Learn how to use this word in formal contexts with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.
