cohesion
How well the parts of something stay together or work together as one whole.
The quality of different parts, people, or ideas fitting or working together so that they form a united whole.
How clearly the parts of a piece of writing or speech are connected.
The quality of a text, speech, or argument in which words, sentences, and ideas are clearly linked so that the whole feels connected and continuous.
The force that makes particles of the same substance stick together.
The attraction between molecules or particles of the same substance that makes them hold together.
How well the code inside one software part belongs together and does one clear job.
In software design, the degree to which the parts of a module, class, or component belong together and serve a single purpose.
- Base: cohesion
- Plural: cohesion, cohesions
cohesion and coherence
1connected, logical writing
How well writing is connected and how clearly it makes sense as a whole.
- The course teaches cohesion and coherence in academic writing.
- Her essay scored well for cohesion and coherence because the argument was easy to follow.
- Using clear topic sentences can improve both cohesion and coherence.
- My teacher said I need better cohesion and coherence.
- Good paragraphs help cohesion and coherence.
high cohesion and low coupling
1focused, independent software design
A coding idea: each part should do one clear job and should not depend too much on other parts.
- The architecture aims for high cohesion and low coupling so services can change independently.
- Moving the validation code into its own module helped achieve high cohesion and low coupling.
- The team used high cohesion and low coupling as a guide for refactoring the system.
- Good software often has high cohesion and low coupling.
lack of cohesion
1absence of unity
A situation where the parts of something do not connect or work well together.
- The report suffers from a lack of cohesion, with each section making a different argument.
- A lack of cohesion in the coalition made it difficult to pass the bill.
- Critics complained about the film's lack of cohesion.
- There is a lack of cohesion in the team.
- The story has a lack of cohesion.
social cohesion
1unity in society
The feeling that people in a community belong together and can live and work together well.
- Affordable housing and good schools can strengthen social cohesion.
- The mayor warned that rising inequality was damaging social cohesion.
- Community festivals are often used to promote social cohesion.
- Trust helps social cohesion.
- The city wants to improve social cohesion.
team cohesion
1unity within a team
How well people in a team work together as one group.
- The coach used small-group exercises to build team cohesion.
- Remote work made it harder for some managers to maintain team cohesion.
- Winning a difficult game together can improve team cohesion.
- Team cohesion is important at work.
- The coach wants better team cohesion.