ALL meanings of coherence
co·her·ence
C c - uncountable noun coherence Coherence is a state or situation in which all the parts or ideas fit together well so that they form a united whole. 3
- noun coherence logical or natural connection or consistency 3
- noun coherence the act or condition of cohering; cohesion 3
- noun coherence the quality of being logically integrated, consistent, and intelligible; congruity 3
- noun coherence that property of a set of waves or sources of waves in which the oscillations maintain a fixed relationship to each other 3
- noun coherence sense, logic 1
- noun coherence continuity, consistency 1
- abbreviation COHERENCE cohesion 1
- noun coherence The quality of being logical and consistent. 1
- noun coherence the act or state of cohering; cohesion. 1
- noun coherence logical interconnection; overall sense or understandability. 1
- noun coherence congruity; consistency. 1
- noun coherence Physics, Optics. (of waves) the state of being coherent. 1
- noun coherence Linguistics. the property of unity in a written text or a segment of spoken discourse that stems from the links among its underlying ideas and from the logical organization and development of its thematic content. Compare cohesion (def 4). 1
- noun coherence Quality of cohering; of being coherent; internal consistency. 0
- noun coherence a logical arrangement of parts. 0
- noun coherence (physics, of waves) the property of having the same wavelength and phase. 0
- noun coherence (linguistics) Semantic relationship between different parts of the same text. 0