Consistent vs. Coherent

Consistent vs. Coherent — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Consistent and Coherent

Consistentadjective

Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.

The consistent use of Chinglish in China can be very annoying, apart from some initial amusement.He is very consistent in his political choices: economy good or bad, he always votes Labour!

Coherentadjective

Unified; sticking together; making up a whole.

Consistentadjective

Compatible, accordant.

Coherentadjective

Orderly, logical and consistent.

Consistentadjective

(logic) Of a set of statements: such that no contradiction logically follows from them.

Coherentadjective

Aesthetically ordered.

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Consistentnoun

Objects or facts that are coexistent, or in agreement with one another.

Coherentadjective

Having a natural or due agreement of parts; harmonious: a coherent design.

Consistentnoun

A kind of penitent who was allowed to assist at prayers, but was not permitted to receive the holy sacraments.

Coherentadjective

(physics) Of waves having the same direction, wavelength and phase, as light in a laser.

Consistentadjective

(sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable;

testimony consistent with the known factsI have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war

Coherentadjective

(botany) Attaching or pressing against an organ of the same nature.

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Consistentadjective

marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts;

a logical argumentthe orderly presentation

Coherentadjective

Belonging to a specific class of sheaves having particularly manageable properties closely linked to the geometrical properties of the underlying space.

Consistentadjective

capable of being reproduced;

astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained

Coherentadjective

marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts;

a coherent argument

Consistentadjective

the same throughout in structure or composition;

bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product

Coherentadjective

capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner;

a lucid thinkershe was more coherent than she had been just after the accident

Coherentadjective

sticking together;

two coherent sheetstenacious burrs