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English Dictionary: coherent	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coherent adj marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument" Synonym(s): coherent, consistent, logical, ordered Antonym(s): incoherent 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" Synonym(s): coherent, logical, lucid (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation Antonym(s): incoherent sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs" Synonym(s): coherent, tenacious
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coherent \Coher"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.