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Coherence theory — In physics, coherence theory is the study of optical effects arising from partially coherent light and radio sources. Partially coherent sources are sources where the coherence time or coherence length are limited by bandwidth, by thermal noise,… … Wikipedia
Coherence theory of truth — regards truth as coherence with some specified set of sentences, propositions or beliefs. There is no single coherence theory of truth, but rather an assortment of perspectives that are commonly collected under this title.[citation needed] A… … Wikipedia
coherence theory — noun : the theory that the ultimate criterion of truth is the coherence of all its separate parts with one another and with experience contrasted with correspondence theory * * * Philos. the theory of truth that every true statement, insofar as… … Useful english dictionary
coherence theory of truth — The view that the truth of a proposition consists in its being a member of some suitably defined body of other propositions: a body that is consistent, coherent, and possibly endowed with other virtues, provided these are not defined in terms of… … Philosophy dictionary
COHERENCE THEORY OF TRUTH — the theory that TRUTH consists in coherence to a SYSTEM of IDEAS as opposed to a relationship with EMPIRICAL REALITY. See CORRESPONDENCE THEORY OF TRUTH … Concise dictionary of Religion
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Coherence — Coherence, coherency, or coherent can refer to: Contents 1 In physics 2 In mathematics 3 In financial economics 4 In philosophy … Wikipedia
coherence — theory of truth … Philosophy dictionary
Coherence (The philosophy of) — Green, Bosanquet and the philosophy of coherence Gerald F.Gaus INTRODUCTION Along with F.H.Bradley (Bradley, F.H.), T.H.Green and Bernard Bosanquet were the chief figures in what is commonly called British idealism. Bradley is widely regarded as… … History of philosophy
Coherence (physics) — In physics, coherence is a property of waves that enables stationary (i.e. temporally and spatially constant) interference. More generally, coherence describes all properties of the correlation between physical quantities of a wave. When… … Wikipedia
