What is the meaning of coherent?

adjective

  • Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts.
    • usage: "a coherent argument"
  • Capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner.
    • usage: "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident"
  • Physics) of waves having a constant phase relation. (
  • Sticking together.
    • usage: "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs"
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