Word of the Day: COHERENCE

Everything comes together

coherence (noun) - a clear relationship between parts such that they form a unified whole; the quality of being logical and consistent [koh-heer-uhns]

BREAKDOWN: CO- (together) + HERE- (stick) + -ENCE (act or state)

• to cohere is to unite or come together; to form a physical or logical whole

• coherent means consistent, comprehensible, or logical

• incoherent means disjointed, rambling, or illogical

“The confidence people have in their beliefs is not a measure of the quality of evidence but of the coherence of the story the mind has managed to construct.” —Daniel Kahneman