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coherency

coherency

1 6.5
A clear, logical order that makes ideas or parts fit together
  • noun
  • /koʊˈhɪrənsi/
translation icon : coherencia
  • The curriculum lacks purpose, it is not comprehensive, and it is devoid of any real coherency.
  • maintain coherency
  • loss of coherency

That's why NVIDIA couldn't achieve VRAM coherency across multiple cards via their SLI bridges.

Examples

  • Perhaps most importantly, critical challenges to the coherency and clarity of bankruptcy law, on which progress ought to be achievable, will go unresolved.

    Academic text (2017)
  • I understand your lack of sleep and coherency, Robert.

  • So the issue of coherency of this state is the issue whether the uncertainties remain the same.

  • In particular, he perceives a lack of coherency and information in its displays.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Is there comprehensiveness and coherency in that curriculum?

    Academic text (1990)
  • Gone is any attempt at coherency or intelligence, but rather crass commercialism and naked corporatism.

    Blog text (19)
  • Much like Newton, Einstein sees the conformity and coherency of life from a spirit-filled perspective.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The speaker's argument had a clear coherency, making it easy for the audience to follow.

  • The author strives for coherency in the storyline to engage readers effectively.

  • A lack of coherency in the presentation led to confusion among the participants.

Synonyms

clarity
vscoherency
152 3.0

How easy it is to understand what someone says or writes

focuses on ordered logic and unity rather than only plain understandability
organization
vscoherency
  • US
91 2.4

The state of having things neat and in order

includes logical links and a single unified purpose beyond order
coordination
vscoherency
85 3.5

Organizing different parts or activities so they work well together

focuses on logical order and unity rather than arranging activities together
cohesion
vscoherency
21 4.8

The state of people or parts staying together and forming a whole

adds the sense of logical order and planned unity, not just sticking
coherence
vscoherency
16 6.7

Being connected and logical so parts form one whole

is identical in sense but uses a different noun ending or spelling
consistency
vscoherency
10 3.8

The state of having no conflicts between ideas or rules

focuses more on overall unity and orderly arrangement than pure logic
cohesiveness
vscoherency
6 4.9

How well things stick together to form one whole

highlights orderly logic and arrangement rather than only physical bonding
orderliness
vscoherency
3 3.6

A way of keeping things neat and in the right place

adds logical connection and unified meaning beyond mere neat arrangement
cogency
vscoherency
  • Formal
1 7.2

A clear, logical, and convincing quality that makes people accept an idea

places emphasis on orderly unity rather than on convincing people
consistence
vscoherency
6.9

The way parts or ideas fit together in an argument

emphasizes logical order and clarity of structure rather than mere uniformity
lucidness
vscoherency
4.4

A clear and easy to understand way of speaking or writing

stresses logical order and overall unity rather than mere clearness

Antonyms

438 3.1

A situation with no order where people are confused and cannot act normally

1 7.5

A lack of clear, organized speech or writing that makes it hard to follow

How Coherent

integration
47 4.0
coherency
1 6.5
disorder
31 3.7
incoherence
5 7.3

Surface Forms

coherency singular
coherencies plural

Morphology

coherency = coherent (transparent) = cohere + ency

Formed from the adjective 'coherent' with the productive noun-forming suffix '-ency', so the noun meaning follows directly from the adjective.

Etymology

Coherency comes from Latin parts co- 'together' and haerere 'to stick', and you can see the same idea in the English verb cohere. So, something with coherency is like pieces that 'stick together' into a clear, logical whole.