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| English Dictionary: cogent |
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| 3 results for cogent |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- cogent
- adj
- powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling
presentation"; "a weighty argument"
Synonym(s): cogent, telling, weighty
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Cogent \Co"gent\ (k[omac]"j[ecr]nt), a. [L. cogens, p. pr. of
cogere to drive together, to force; co- + agere to drive. See
{Agent}, a., and cf. {Coact} to force, {Coagulate}, p. a.]
1. Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful. [Obs.]
The cogent force of nature. --Prior.
2. Having the power to compel conviction or move the will;
constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily
reasisted.
No better nor more cogent reason. --Dr. H. More.
Proofs of the most cogent description. --Tyndall.
The tongue whose strains were cogent as commands,
Revered at home, and felt in foreign lands.
--Cowper.
Syn: Forcible; powerful; potent; urgent; strong; persuasive;
convincing; conclusive; influential.
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| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: |
COGENT
COmpiler and GENeralized Translator.
A {compiler} writing language with pattern-directed string and
list processing features, for {CDC 3600} and {CDC} 3800. A
program consists of {production}s defining a {context-free}
language, plus analysis and synthesis function generators.
["COGENT Programming Manual", J.C. Reynolds, ANL-7022, Argonne,
Mar 1965].
[Sammet 1969, p.638].
["An Introduction to the COGENT System", J.C. Reynolds, Proc
ACM 20th Natl Conf, 1965].
(1994-12-23)
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