coherency

noun

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

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And each enriches the coherency of the pieces without stealing the show. — Nancy Olson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023 This helps boost coherency between the CPU and GPUs—that is, giving them all the same view of shared data. — IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2022 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 But overall, Veo 3 feels like a step change in video synthesis quality and coherency over models from OpenAI, Runway, Minimax, Pika, Meta, Kling, and Hunyuanvideo. — ArsTechnica, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for coherency

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 7 Jul. 2026.

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