Coherent

a.	1.	Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid.
	2.	Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse.
	3.	Logically consistent; - applied to persons; as, a coherent thinker.
	4.	Suitable or suited; adapted; accordant. Instruct my daughter how she shall persever, That time and place, with this deceit so lawful, May prove coherent. - Shak.
	5.	(Physics, Optics) Of or pertaining to electromagnetic waves that have a constant phase relationship with each other; having identical phase at all points; as, the coherent light produced by a laser.

Adj.	1.	coherent - marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument" Antonyms: incoherent - without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation"
	2.	coherent - capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident" Synonyms: lucid, logical
	3.	coherent - sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs" Synonyms: tenacious

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