coherent
coherent is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse.
- 2.Logically consistent; -- applied to persons; as, a coherent thinker. Watts.
- 3.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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse called?
- What is logically consistent; -- applied to persons; as, a coherent thinker. Watts called?
- What is 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 called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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