coherence

cohérence — [ kɔerɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1524; lat. cohærentia→ cohérent 1 ♦ Union étroite des divers éléments d un corps. ⇒ adhérence, cohésion, connexion. 2 ♦ Liaison, rapport étroit d idées qui s accordent entre elles; absence de contradiction. Personne, discours… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

Coherence — Coherence, coherency, or coherent can refer to: Contents 1 In physics 2 In mathematics 3 In financial economics 4 In philosophy …   Wikipedia

Coherence — Cohérence Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

coherence — coherence, cohesion mean the quality or character of a whole all of whose parts cohere or stick together. Coherence usually implies a unity of such immaterial or intangible things as the points of an argument, the details of a picture, or the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

COHÉRENCE — COHÉRENCE, COHÉSION, ADHÉSION.     Force par laquelle les parties des corps tiennent ensemble. C est le phénomène le plus commun et le plus inconnu. Newton se moque des atomes crochus par lesquels on a voulu expliquer la cohérence; car il… …   Dictionnaire philosophique de Voltaire

Coherence — Co*her ence, Coherency Co*her en*cy, n. [L. cohaerentia: cf. F. coh[ e]rence.] 1. A sticking or cleaving together; union of parts of the same body; cohesion. [1913 Webster] 2. Connection or dependence, proceeding from the subordination of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

coherence — late 16c., from M.Fr. cohérence (16c.), from L. cohaerentia, noun of state from cohaerentem (see COHERENT (Cf. coherent)). Related: Coherency …   Etymology dictionary

coherence — [kō hir′əns, kōher′əns] n. [Fr < L cohaerentia < cohaerens, prp. of COHERE] 1. the act or condition of cohering; cohesion 2. the quality of being logically integrated, consistent, and intelligible; congruity [his story lacked coherence] 3.… …   English World dictionary

coherence — theory of truth …   Philosophy dictionary

coherence — I noun adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness, agreement, apprehensibility, attachment, blending, cleavage, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness, comprehensibility, concert, congruence, congruity, conjunction, connectedness, connection, consistency,… …   Law dictionary

Coherence —   [dt. Kohärenz], Laser …   Universal-Lexikon