Incoherence

The adjective incoherent , Latin: incohaerere, means not connected . It is generally used to denote the internal or external lack of connection or non-cohesion of something.

In linguistics , incoherent generally means terms that are put in context in linguistic usage (here also technical vocabulary), but have nothing to do with each other in the form used. Apparent opposites are often referred to as incoherent when they are actually not opposites because they have different references.

Also loss of a coherent order of thought processes as an expression of formal thought disorder.

Example: easy and difficult are incoherent opposites . Coherent are easy and difficult (in relation to weight) and easy and difficult (in relation to a work item).

In physics, incoherent generally means that two waves are not coherent .

In audio engineering , incoherent means that the stereo signals of the two channels have no relation to each other. The term “uncorrelated” is also used here. Incoherent signals are always uncorrelated and correlated signals are always coherent. Conversely, this does not apply in general.

In communications engineering, incoherent reception is understood to mean when the frequency and phase position of the associated carrier frequency are not necessary for demodulating (receiving) a message .

See also

• Coherence (disambiguation page)