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Coherence vs Adherence - What's the difference?

coherence | adherence |

As nouns the difference between coherence and adherence

is that coherence is quality of cohering; of being coherent; internal consistency while adherence is a close physical union of two objects.

coherence

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Quality of cohering; of being coherent; internal consistency.
  • a logical arrangement of parts
    • ''His arguments lacked coherence .
  • (physics, of waves) the property of having the same wavelength and phase.
  • (linguistics) Semantic relationship between different parts of the same text.

    • Antonyms

    * incoherence

    Related terms

    * cohesion

    References

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    adherence

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

  • A close physical union of two objects.
  • Faithful support for some cause.
  • (medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.

    • See also

    * compliance