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Coherence vs Conformity - What's the difference?

coherence | conformity |

As nouns the difference between coherence and conformity

is that coherence is quality of cohering; of being coherent; internal consistency while conformity is state of things being similar or identical.

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

    References

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    conformity

    English

    Noun

  • State of things being similar or identical.
  • A point of resemblance; a similarity.
  • State of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
  • The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.
  • How far should one accept the rules of the society in which one lives? To put it another way: at what point does conformity become corruption? Only by answering such questions does the conscience truly define itself. -

    Usage notes

    * Sometimes used interchangeably with conformation.

    References

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    Synonyms

    * conformance

    Antonyms

    * nonconformity