coherency

noun

co·​her·​en·​cy kō-ˈhir-ən(t)-sē How to pronounce coherency (audio)
-ˈher-
plural coherencies

Examples of coherency in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The musical magic—incredible coherency and speed—comes from the transducers being concentrically configured such that the frequencies from 250 Hz to 100 kHz (well beyond audibility) are delivered as if from a single point source. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 July 2024 And each enriches the coherency of the pieces without stealing the show. Nancy Olson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023 The reality is that Arab Americans, and particularly Arab Christians, have a very weak sense of ethnic solidity and coherency in the West. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2011 This segment culminates in a thoroughly campy number by Virginian Richard Henry Lee (Shawna Hamic), which, despite being of questionable narrative value and tonal coherency, delighted the opening-night audience. Margaret Gray, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for coherency 

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Word History

Etymology

coher(ent) + -ency, after Latin cohaerentia

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of coherency was in 1603

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“Coherency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coherency. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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