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Definitions for Incoherent
ˌɪn koʊˈhɪər ənt, -ˈhɛr-in·co·her·ent
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Princeton's WordNet
incoherentadjective
without logical or meaningful connection
"a turgid incoherent presentation"
incoherentadjective
(physics) of waves having no stable definite or stable phase relation
incoherent, tongue-tiedadjective
unable to express yourself clearly or fluently
"felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"; "incoherent with grief"
GCIDE
Incoherentadjective
Exhibiting incoherent speech or thought; -- of people; as, a confused and incoherent accident victim.
Incoherentadjective
Lacking harmony or congruity of parts.
Wiktionary
incoherentadjective
Lacking coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent; not logically connected.
The same rambling, incoherent manner. uE000153575uE001 Bishop Warburton.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Incoherentadjective
Etymology: in and coherent.
We have instances of perception whilst we are asleep, and retain the memory of them; but how extravagant and incoherent are they, and how little conformable to the perfection of a rational being! John Locke.
Had the strata of stone become solid, but the matter whereof they consist continued lax and incoherent, they had consequently been as pervious as those of marle or gravel. John Woodward.
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Incoherent generally refers to something that is not logically or comprehensively connected, clear or easy to understand. It is often used to describe speech or thought processes, but it can also apply to any situation where elements fail to connect or align in a comprehensible, structured, or orderly manner. It can also refer to a lack of cohesion or harmony among parts or elements.
Webster Dictionary
Incoherentadjective
not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; physically disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of material substances
Incoherentadjective
wanting coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent; having no dependence of one part on another; logically disconnected
Etymology: [Pref. in- not + coherent: cf. F. incohrent.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Incoherent
in-kō-hēr′ent, adj. not connected: loose: incongruous.—n. Incoher′ence, want of coherence or connection: incongruity.—adv. Incoher′ently.—n. Incohē′sion.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Incoherent in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Incoherent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Incoherent in a Sentence
We are getting indications through my officers that the suspect was somewhat incoherent afterward, and so there's a question about his stability.
It's an incoherent mix of people, helicopters and random kit from all sorts of different sources, but there is an element of internal cohesion from the Nigerian army, it appears to be a desperate ploy to get some sort of tactical success up there in six weeks for the electoral boost.
We are barreling towards an incoherent Brexit that is going to leave us trapped in a subordinate relationship to the EU, with no say over the rules that will govern huge swathes of our economy.
The internal effects of a mutable policy are [...] calamitous. It poisons the blessings of liberty itself. It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood; if they be repealed before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that no man who knows what the law is today can guess what it will be tomorrow.
Donald Trump’s ideas are not just different, they’re dangerously incoherent, they’re not even ideas, just a series of bizarre rants, personal feuds and outright lies.
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