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coherence

[koh-heer-uhns, -her-] / koʊˈhɪər əns, -ˈhɛr- /


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By examining how the strength of electronic order at one location relates to that at another, the researchers showed how coherence breaks down across the transition while local amplitude remains present.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

And in Iran's political model, signalling is how coherence is maintained.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Wright’s English subjects are, like his contemporary Edward Gibbon’s Romans, backlit by a skepticism whose coherence derives from the Enlightenment confidence in objective reason.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

As if the ugliness of the 120 minutes wasn't enough - the grisly battle, the hair-on-fire panic, the abysmal lack of anything resembling coherence or even competence - there was the disgrace of the post-match.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Keegan’s problem is that he flouts another principle of coherence in writing, the last one we will visit in this chapter.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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