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The definition of coherent is sticking together or easy to understand.

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A group of people who vote the same way is an example of coherent.
A person who speaks clearly and makes sense is an example of coherent.

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See coherent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

sticking together; having cohesion
having coherence; logically connected; consistent; clearly articulated
capable of logical, intelligible speech, thought, etc.
Physics exhibiting coherence

Origin: Fr < L cohaerens, prp.: see cohere

Related Forms:

coherently adverb

See coherent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Sticking together; cohering.
Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts: a coherent essay.
Physics Of, relating to, or having waves with similar direction, amplitude, and phase that are capable of exhibiting interference.
Of or relating to a system of units of measurement in which a small number of basic units are defined from which all others in the system are derived by multiplication or division only.
Botany Sticking to but not fused with a part or an organ of the same kind.

Related Forms:

co·herˈent·ly adverb

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