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Coherent adj [MF or L; MF cohérent, fr. L cohaerent-, cohaerens, prp. of cohaerére] [ca. 1555] 1a: logically or aestheticaly ordered or integrated; consistent [__ style] [a __ argument] b: having clarity or intelligibility: Understandable [a __ person] [a __ passage] 2: having the quality of cohering; esp: Cohesive, Coordinated [a __ plan for action] 3a: relating to or composed of waves having a constant difference in phase [__ light] b: producing coherent light [a __ source]
Cohere vi [1598] 1a: to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass; broadly: Stick, Adhere b: to display cohesion of plant parts 2: to hold together as a mass of parts that cohere 3a: to become united in principles, relationships, or interests b: to be logically or aesthetically consistent -vt: to cause [parts or components] to cohere -syn see Stick
Coherence n [1580] 1: the quality or state of cohering; as a: systematic or logical connection or consistency b: integration of diverse elements, relationships, or values 2: the property of being coherent
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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