All 3 Uses of "coherent" in "The Angel Experiment"

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coherent
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The Angel Experiment
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She didn't feel any whitecoats around—just the scrambled, incoherent thoughts of these kids.†
p. 14.3

incoherent = not sensible or clear; or describing parts as not fitting together in a consistent or pleasing manner

standard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incoherent means not and reverses the meaning of coherent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
Incoherent murmurings of pleasure escaped my lips as I chewed slowly, savoring every bite.
p. 47.3 *

incoherent = not logically consistent

standard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incoherent means not and reverses the meaning of coherent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
The only semicoherent thought I had was Please let me go splat soon, so this freaking pain will stopstopSTOP.†
p. 69.1

semicoherent = partially sensible and clear; or partially describing parts as fitting together in a consistent or pleasing manner

standard prefix: The prefix "semi-" in semicoherent means half or partially. This is the same pattern you see in words like semicircle, semisweet, and semiautomatic.

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(1) (coherent)
sensible and clear; or describing parts as fitting together in a consistent or pleasing manner
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
A comprehensive dictionary will have more specialized definitions of coherent such as one used in physics.