unicoherent

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adjective

Of a topological space X: such that it is a connected space and, for any closed, connected A,B⊂X with X=A∪B, the intersection A∩B is connected.

“Any closed interval on the real line is unicoherent, but a circle is not.”

OriginEnglish coherent ← Middle French coherent ← Latin cohaerēns →
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Meanings

adjectiveunicoherent (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsOf a topological space X: such that it is a connected space and, for any closed, connected A,B⊂X with X=A∪B, the intersection A∩B is connected.

    Any closed interval on the real line is unicoherent, but a circle is not.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnus
  6. Latinūni-
  7. Englishuni-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  10. Proto-Italic*kom
  11. Proto-Italic*kom-
  12. Latincon-
  13. Latinhaereō
  14. Latincohaereō
  15. Latincohaerēns
  16. Middle Frenchcoherent
  17. Englishcoherent
  18. Englishunicoherent

From uni- + coherent.

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APA

unicoherent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unicoherent

MLA

“unicoherent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unicoherent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unicoherent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unicoherent.

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