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incoherence

incoherence Incoherence is a lack of orderly connection in thought and speech.

Incoherence is a lack of orderly connection in thought and speech. In this state, the usual voluntary ability to select and organize ideas is weakened, so ideas may follow imagination or chance associations instead.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Incoherence” (Incoherence).
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