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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coherent \Co*her"ent\, a. [L. cohaerens p. pr See {Cohere}.] 1. Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid. --Arbuthnot. 2. Composed of mutually dependent parts making a logical whole; consistent; as a coherent plan argument, or discourse. 3. Logically consistent; -- applied to persons; as a coherent thinker. --Watts. 4. Suitable or suited; adapted; accordant. [Obs.] Instruct my daughter how she shall persever, That time and place with this deceit so lawful, May prove coherent. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: coherent adj 1: marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts "a coherent argument" [ant: {incoherent}] 2: capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident" [syn: {logical}, {lucid}] 3: sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs" [syn: {tenacious}]
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