Cohesiveness vs. Cohesion

Cohesiveness vs. Cohesion — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Cohesiveness and Cohesion

Cohesivenessnoun

the state of being cohesive; cohesion

Cohesionnoun

State of cohering, or of working together.

Unit cohesion is important in the military.

Cohesivenessnoun

the state of cohering or sticking together

Cohesionnoun

Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together.

Cohesivenessnoun

the property of being cohesive and sticky

Cohesionnoun

(biology) Growing together of normally distinct parts of a plant.

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Cohesionnoun

(computing) Degree to which functionally related elements in a computing system belong together.

Cohesionnoun

(linguistics) Grammatical or lexical relationship between different parts of the same text.

Cohesionnoun

the state of cohering or sticking together

Cohesionnoun

(botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)

Cohesionnoun

(physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid