Coherence
noun
The quality of being logical and consistent.
He challenges the coherence of the theory.
Often appears as...
- logical coherence
- coherence of thoughts
noun
The quality of forming a united whole.
The coherence of the original team allowed them to win the championship.
Often appears as...
- team coherence
- coherence of parts
noun
The property of waves that enables them to maintain a constant relative phase.
Light from a laser has high coherence.
Often appears as...
- wave coherence
- laser coherence
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Technical
noun
The quality of being logical and consistent.
He challenges the coherence of the theory.
Often appears as...
- logical coherence
- coherence of thoughts
noun
The quality of forming a united whole.
The coherence of the original team allowed them to win the championship.
Often appears as...
- team coherence
- coherence of parts
noun
The property of waves that enables them to maintain a constant relative phase.
Light from a laser has high coherence.
Often appears as...
- wave coherence
- laser coherence
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Logical Flow
Use 'coherence' to describe ideas or arguments that connect smoothly.
Her essay had great coherence, each point leading into the next.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Contradictions
Coherence is lost if statements contradict each other.
The witness's testimony lacked coherence because of several contradictions.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Analysis
Question the coherence of theories or accounts to assess their reliability.
The coherence of his argument fell apart under critical analysis.
Pro Tip 1/3Logical Flow
Use 'coherence' to describe ideas or arguments that connect smoothly.
Her essay had great coherence, each point leading into the next.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Contradictions
Coherence is lost if statements contradict each other.
The witness's testimony lacked coherence because of several contradictions.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Analysis
Question the coherence of theories or accounts to assess their reliability.
The coherence of his argument fell apart under critical analysis.
Pro Tip 1/3Logical Flow
Use 'coherence' to describe ideas or arguments that connect smoothly.
Her essay had great coherence, each point leading into the next.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid Contradictions
Coherence is lost if statements contradict each other.
The witness's testimony lacked coherence because of several contradictions.
Pro Tip 3/3Critical Analysis
Question the coherence of theories or accounts to assess their reliability.
The coherence of his argument fell apart under critical analysis.
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Thom Mayne: Architecture...
is the circuitous line, not the straight line. And definitely my life has been part of that. I'm going to start with some simple kind of notions of how we organize things. But basically, what we do is, we try to give coherence to the world. We make physical things, buildings
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Advocating for gender...
United Nations announced the formation of what was called the high-level panel on system-wide coherence dealing with un reform in the areas of development humanitarian assistance and environment for the United Nations believe it or not that was a particularly mellifluous
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Greg Lynn: How calculus...
and get incredible variation in the components. And this is one of those examples of the sets. So, for me, what was important is that this coffee set -- which is just a coffee pot, a teapot, and those are the pots sitting on a tray -- that they would have a coherence --
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Jonathan Haidt:...
a great number of courageous, sympathetic and faithful members who are always ready to aid and defend each other, this tribe would succeed better and conquer the other." He went on to say that "Selfish and contentious people will not cohere, and without coherence
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How Quantum Biology...
to understand certain types of mutations, possibly even those that lead to turning a cell cancerous. Another example of quantum mechanics in biology is quantum coherence, in one of the most important processes in biology, plants and bacteria taking sunlight,
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Your words may predict...
More specifically, it was not in which semantic neighborhoods the words were, but how far and fast they jumped from one semantic neighborhood to the other one. And so we came up with this measure, which we termed semantic coherence,
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What hallucination...
So, suddenly, you see a face. Suddenly, you see a car. Suddenly this and suddenly that. The mind does its best to organize and to give some sort of coherence to this, but not terribly successfully. When these were first described,
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Averting the climate...
You have more influence than some of us who are Democrats do. This is an opportunity. Not just this, but connected to the ideas that are here, to bring more coherence to them. We are one. Thank you very much, I appreciate it.
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Averting the climate...
partisan you have more influence than some of us who are Democrats do this is an opportunity not just this but connected to the ideas that are here to bring more coherence to them we are one thank you very much
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How racial bias works --...
as if he had misbehaved twice. It's as though the sins of one child get piled onto the other. We create categories to make sense of the world, to assert some control and coherence
Video examples
Thom Mayne: Architecture...
is the circuitous line, not the straight line. And definitely my life has been part of that. I'm going to start with some simple kind of notions of how we organize things. But basically, what we do is, we try to give coherence to the world. We make physical things, buildings
Video examples
Advocating for gender...
United Nations announced the formation of what was called the high-level panel on system-wide coherence dealing with un reform in the areas of development humanitarian assistance and environment for the United Nations believe it or not that was a particularly mellifluous
Video examples
Greg Lynn: How calculus...
and get incredible variation in the components. And this is one of those examples of the sets. So, for me, what was important is that this coffee set -- which is just a coffee pot, a teapot, and those are the pots sitting on a tray -- that they would have a coherence --
Video examples
Jonathan Haidt:...
a great number of courageous, sympathetic and faithful members who are always ready to aid and defend each other, this tribe would succeed better and conquer the other." He went on to say that "Selfish and contentious people will not cohere, and without coherence
Video examples
How Quantum Biology...
to understand certain types of mutations, possibly even those that lead to turning a cell cancerous. Another example of quantum mechanics in biology is quantum coherence, in one of the most important processes in biology, plants and bacteria taking sunlight,
Video examples
Your words may predict...
More specifically, it was not in which semantic neighborhoods the words were, but how far and fast they jumped from one semantic neighborhood to the other one. And so we came up with this measure, which we termed semantic coherence,
Video examples
What hallucination...
So, suddenly, you see a face. Suddenly, you see a car. Suddenly this and suddenly that. The mind does its best to organize and to give some sort of coherence to this, but not terribly successfully. When these were first described,
Video examples
Averting the climate...
You have more influence than some of us who are Democrats do. This is an opportunity. Not just this, but connected to the ideas that are here, to bring more coherence to them. We are one. Thank you very much, I appreciate it.
Video examples
Averting the climate...
partisan you have more influence than some of us who are Democrats do this is an opportunity not just this but connected to the ideas that are here to bring more coherence to them we are one thank you very much
Video examples
How racial bias works --...
as if he had misbehaved twice. It's as though the sins of one child get piled onto the other. We create categories to make sense of the world, to assert some control and coherence
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Megan Amram
American Comedian
Tweeting is a great way to practice writing jokes, but there is so much more to comedy writing than just jokes. Jokes are a necessity, but you also have to learn how to write characters, to break a story, to keep coherence between episodes. I've learned more by being a TV writer than I ever could've on my own.
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Cesar Pelli
Argentinian Architect
Too many architects are just trying to make all of their buildings look like a brand, and that may be good for business, but that is terrible for the cities because they lose character. If I go to Paris, I go to see the beauty of Paris and the coherence of Paris.
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Christian Lous Lange
Norwegian Politician
The idea of eternity lives in all of us. We thirst to live in a belief which raises our small personality to a higher coherence - a coherence which is human and yet superhuman, absolute and yet steadily growing and developing, ideal and yet real.
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Christopher Alexander
American Architect
Nowadays, the process of growth and development almost never seems to manage to create this subtle balance between the importance of the individual parts, and the coherence of the environment as a whole. One or the other always dominates.
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Jose Angel Gurria
Mexican Economist
If the world is to avoid a collision with nature - one that humanity surely cannot win - we must act boldly on every front, particularly with respect to carbon pricing and the coherence of our economic and energy policies.
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Amy Waldman
American Author
As a reporter you tend to seek coherence from your subject or your source - it all needs to add up and make sense. In truth, in reality, there's often a great deal of murkiness and muddiness, confusion and contradiction.
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George W. S. Trow
American Novelist
It is in many circumstances a troubling thing to belong to the advanced class of a backward nation. One surrenders coherence and begins a difficult process of choice which ends, often, in an eclectic idiosyncrasy.
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Jonas Gahr Store
Norwegian Politician
Nature is good at connectivity. The impact of diverse human activities is observed and absorbed throughout nature. Everything is linked. Nature has no problem with coherence. Ecosystems react with their own logic.
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Dana Spiotta
American Author
A good novel should be deeply unsettling - its satisfactions should come from its authenticity and its formal coherence. We must feel something crucial is at stake.
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Joyce Carol Oates
American Novelist
Novels usually evolve out of 'character.' Characters generate stories, and the shape of a novel is entirely imagined but should have an aesthetic coherence.
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Megan Amram
American Comedian
Tweeting is a great way to practice writing jokes, but there is so much more to comedy writing than just jokes. Jokes are a necessity, but you also have to learn how to write characters, to break a story, to keep coherence between episodes. I've learned more by being a TV writer than I ever could've on my own.
Quote examples
Cesar Pelli
Argentinian Architect
Too many architects are just trying to make all of their buildings look like a brand, and that may be good for business, but that is terrible for the cities because they lose character. If I go to Paris, I go to see the beauty of Paris and the coherence of Paris.
Quote examples
Christian Lous Lange
Norwegian Politician
The idea of eternity lives in all of us. We thirst to live in a belief which raises our small personality to a higher coherence - a coherence which is human and yet superhuman, absolute and yet steadily growing and developing, ideal and yet real.
Quote examples
Christopher Alexander
American Architect
Nowadays, the process of growth and development almost never seems to manage to create this subtle balance between the importance of the individual parts, and the coherence of the environment as a whole. One or the other always dominates.
Quote examples
Jose Angel Gurria
Mexican Economist
If the world is to avoid a collision with nature - one that humanity surely cannot win - we must act boldly on every front, particularly with respect to carbon pricing and the coherence of our economic and energy policies.
Quote examples
Amy Waldman
American Author
As a reporter you tend to seek coherence from your subject or your source - it all needs to add up and make sense. In truth, in reality, there's often a great deal of murkiness and muddiness, confusion and contradiction.
Quote examples
George W. S. Trow
American Novelist
It is in many circumstances a troubling thing to belong to the advanced class of a backward nation. One surrenders coherence and begins a difficult process of choice which ends, often, in an eclectic idiosyncrasy.
Quote examples
Jonas Gahr Store
Norwegian Politician
Nature is good at connectivity. The impact of diverse human activities is observed and absorbed throughout nature. Everything is linked. Nature has no problem with coherence. Ecosystems react with their own logic.
Quote examples
Dana Spiotta
American Author
A good novel should be deeply unsettling - its satisfactions should come from its authenticity and its formal coherence. We must feel something crucial is at stake.
Quote examples
Joyce Carol Oates
American Novelist
Novels usually evolve out of 'character.' Characters generate stories, and the shape of a novel is entirely imagined but should have an aesthetic coherence.
Example 1 of 10
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