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/kə(ʊ)ˈhɪərənt/

adjective
- 1. (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent: "they failed to develop a coherent economic strategy"
- ▪ (of a person) able to speak clearly and logically: "she was lucid and coherent and did not appear to be injured"
- 2. forming a unified whole: "the arts could be systematized into one coherent body of knowledge"
- 3. (of waves) having a constant phase relationship.
Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘logically related to’): from Latin cohaerent- ‘sticking together’, from the verb cohaerere (see cohere).
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