Coherence vs. Consistency

Coherence vs. Consistency — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Coherence and Consistency

Coherencenoun

The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency.

His arguments lacked coherence.

Consistencynoun

Local coherence.

Coherencenoun

A logical arrangement of parts.

Consistencynoun

Correspondence or compatibility.

Coherencenoun

The property of having the same wavelength and phase.

Consistencynoun

Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.

They want to achieve a high degree of consistency in their process and their product.
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Coherencenoun

A semantic relationship between different parts of the same text.

Consistencynoun

The degree of viscosity of something.

Mix it until it has the consistency of a thick paste.

Coherencenoun

the state of cohering or sticking together

Consistencynoun

(logic) Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.

Coherencenoun

logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts

Consistencynoun

(obsolete) Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.

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Consistencynoun

the property of holding together and retaining its shape;

when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake

Consistencynoun

a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

Consistencynoun

logical coherence and accordance with the facts;

a rambling argument that lacked any consistency

Consistencynoun

(logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another