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Noun: coherence  kow'heer-un(t)s or ku'heer-un(t)s
  1. Logical, orderly, and consistent relation of parts
    "The coherence of his argument impressed the jury";
    - coherency
     
  2. The state of cohering or sticking together
    "The coherence of the team was crucial to their success";
    - coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness

Derived forms: coherences

Type of: comprehensibility, connectedness, connection, link, understandability

Antonym: incoherence

Encyclopedia: Coherence