Coherence

Coherence

Coherence, coherency, or coherent can refer to:

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In physics

In mathematics

In financial economics

In philosophy

In computational science

  • Cache coherence, a special case of memory coherence
  • Coherence (programming language), an experimental programming language based upon Subtext
  • Memory coherence, a concept in computer architecture

As name of IT products

  • Coherence (software), a component of Parallels Desktop for Mac, the Windows virtualization software
  • Coherence (UPNP), some free DLNA/UPnP tools (MediaServer/MediaRender) with a Python framework
  • Coherent (operating system), a UNIX-clone operating system
  • Oracle Coherence, an in-memory data grid product from Oracle

Other uses

  • Coherence (cognitive science), a property of mental/cognitive states
  • Coherence (linguistics), what makes a text semantically meaningful
  • Coherence (music theory), a synonym for strict Rothenberg propriety in diatonic set theory
  • Coherence time (communications systems), duration when a communication channel can be assumed to be constant
  • Coherent (company), a company specializing in equipment to make and measure coherent light

See also

  • Cohesion (disambiguation)
  • Mutual coherence (disambiguation)

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