coherence

== English == === Alternative forms === cohærence (archaic) === Etymology === From Middle French coherence, from Latin cohaerentia. By surface analysis, cohere +‎ -ence. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəʊˈhɪəɹ.ən(t)s/ (General American) IPA(key): /koʊˈhɪɹ.ən(t)s/ Hyphenation: co‧her‧ence === Noun === coherence (countable and uncountable, plural coherences) The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency. The quality of forming a unified whole. A logical arrangement of parts, as in writing. (physics, of waves) The property of having the same wavelength and phase. (linguistics, translation studies) A semantic relationship between different parts of the same text. Coordinate term: cohesion ==== Synonyms ==== coherency ==== Antonyms ==== incoherence ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== cohesion ==== Translations ==== === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “coherence”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == Middle French == === Noun === coherence f (uncountable) coherence; quality of being internally consistent ==== Descendants ==== English: coherence French: cohérence