as in symmetry
a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts
the house has been expanded and remodeled so many times that now it's a jumbled mess that lacks coherence
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Recent Examples of coherence
Since computational fidelity relies on qubits maintaining coherence, researchers are investing heavily in methods to improve qubit quality, including new designs, chip-fabrication processes, and techniques to correct for qubit error.
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Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Preservation Of Utility While protecting sensitive information, the system should maintain the usefulness and coherence of the conversation.
—Vinay Goel, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Willow demonstrated a doubling of memory coherence, another essential step in reducing inherent error rates.
—Karl Freund, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Plenty of classical musicians have the kind of technical virtuosity that’s simultaneously impressive and glib; expressive virtuosity like Dueñas’s, the ability to guide a piece through a complex emotional landscape without losing narrative coherence — that is infinitely rarer.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Preservation Of Utility While protecting sensitive information, the system should maintain the usefulness and coherence of the conversation.
—Vinay Goel, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Willow demonstrated a doubling of memory coherence, another essential step in reducing inherent error rates.
—Karl Freund, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Plenty of classical musicians have the kind of technical virtuosity that’s simultaneously impressive and glib; expressive virtuosity like Dueñas’s, the ability to guide a piece through a complex emotional landscape without losing narrative coherence — that is infinitely rarer.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coherence
Noun
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There should be mirror symmetry in the universe, and that includes the gravitational waves coming from black hole mergers.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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One study examined levels of asymmetry (a lack or absence of symmetry/sameness on both sides) in different body types.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
4 Feb. 2025
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Despite lovely vocal arrangements (by Dionne McClain-Freeney) and surprisingly rich orchestrations (by Dan Schlosberg) for a band of just six players, little of that registers here.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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He was captivated by the score, which Park and Aronson describe as a stew of indie music, modern classical orchestration, jazz chords, film scores, and minimalist motor rhythms, with a few jazz-standard pastiche songs mixed in.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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The study shows that the Palisades fire area has the highest proportion of LEP Asians, followed by those living in the Eaton evacuation zone, where a large segment of the Asian population is located.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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The increase in gross margin is attributed to the higher proportion of direct-to-consumer sales.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2025
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Finch noted there’s been no correlation between schedule and result.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
4 Feb. 2025
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Worse still, there was a negative correlation for maximal contractions against an immoveable force: higher vitamin D levels were associated with smaller max force.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
22 Jan. 2025
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As one Heat official said during the recent back-and-forth, plenty of teams win without absolute harmony, including plenty of Heat teams in the past, including a Heat championship team.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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Venus is considered to be in detriment in Aries per traditional astrology — Aries’ impulse and desire for assertion clashes with Venus’ desire for harmony and cooperation, which can make relationships feel more competitive and overwhelmingly passionate than usual.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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Now, more than ever, unity and solidarity are imperative.—
Dr. Michael Thomas,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The political stakes of party unity get a lot higher.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Coherence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coherence. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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