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<h1>Incognizant</h1> <Xpage=745>

<hw>In*cog"ni*zant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not cognizant; failing to apprehended or notice.</def>

<blockquote>Of the several operations themselves, as acts of volition, we are wholly <b>incognizant</b>. <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Incognoscible</h1> <Xpage=745>

<hw>In`cog*nos"ci*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Incognizable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>In`cog*nos"ci*bil"i*ty</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Incoherence, Incoherency</h1> <Xpage=745>

<hw><hw>In`co*her"ence</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>In`co*her"en*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>incoh\'82rence</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The quality or state of being incoherent; want of coherence; want of cohesion or adherence.</def>

<i>Boyle.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Want of connection; incongruity; inconsistency; want of agreement or dependence of one part on another; <as>as, the <ex>incoherence</ex> of arguments, facts, etc.</as></def>

<blockquote><b>Incoherences</b> in matter, and suppositions without proofs, put handsomely together, are apt to pass for strong reason. <i>Locke.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>That which is incoherent.</def>

<blockquote>Crude <b>incoherencies</b> . . . and nauseous tautologies. <i>South.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Incoherent</h1> <Xpage=745>

<hw>In`co*her"ent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>coherent</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incoh\'82rent</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; physically disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of material substances.</def>

<i>Woodward.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Wanting coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent; having no dependence of one part on another; logically disconnected.</def> "The same rambling, <i>incoherent</i> manner."

<i>Bp. Warburton.</i>

<h1>Incoherentific</h1> <Xpage=745>

<hw>In`co*her`en*tif"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[E. <ets>incoherent</ets> + L. <ets>facere</ets> to make.]</ety> <def>Causing incoherence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Incoherently</h1> <Xpage=745>

<hw>In`co*her"ent*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an incoherent manner; without due connection of parts.</def>

<h1>Incoherentness</h1> <Xpage=745>

<hw>In`co*her"ent*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Incoherence.</def>

<h1>Incoincidence</h1> <Xpage=745>

<hw>In`co*in"ci*dence</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being incoincident; want of coincidence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Incoincident</h1> <Xpage=745>

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