incoherency

incoherency
incoherency (n.) 1680s, from INCOHERENT (Cf. incoherent) + -CY (Cf. -cy).

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  • Incoherency — Incoherence In co*her ence, Incoherency In co*her en*cy, n. [Cf. F. incoh[ e]rence.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being incoherent; lack of coherence; lack of cohesion or adherence. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. Lack of connection;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incoherency — incoherent ► ADJECTIVE 1) incomprehensible or confusing in speech or writing. 2) internally inconsistent; illogical. 3) Physics (of light or other waves) having no fixed phase relationship. DERIVATIVES incoherence noun incoherency noun… …   English terms dictionary

  • incoherency — /in koh hear euhn see, her /, n., pl. incoherencies. incoherence. [1675 85; IN 3 + COHERENCY] * * * …   Universalium

  • incoherency — noun The quality of being incoherent; lack of coherence. Syn: incoherence …   Wiktionary

  • incoherency — n. meaninglessness, quality of being rambling and disjointed …   English contemporary dictionary

  • incoherency — n. See incoherence …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • incoherency — in·coherency …   English syllables

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  • Steganography — is the art and science of writing hidden messages in such a way that no one apart from the sender and intended recipient even realizes there is a hidden message. By contrast, cryptography obscures the meaning of a message, but it does not conceal …   Wikipedia

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