coherence
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            co·her·ence
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  kō-ˈhir-ən(t)s  -ˈher-
                                                                                                                                  -ˈher-  
                                                      
                                                          
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                                                      : the quality or state of cohering: such as                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : systematic or logical connection or consistency                                      
              
                             
The essay as a whole lacks coherence.
                         
                
                    
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                                                      : integration of diverse elements, relationships, or values                                      
              
                             
"The various parts of this house—discrete in color, in shape, in placement—join together with remarkable coherence."— Paul Goldberger
Paul Goldberger
                         
                
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                                                      : the property of being coherent                                      
              
                             
a plan that lacks coherence
                         
                
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