cogent

cogent
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  • Cogent — Communications, Inc. Unternehmensform Incorporated Gründung 1998 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cogent — Co gent, a. [L. cogens, p. pr. of cogere to drive together, to force; co + agere to drive. See {Agent}, a., and cf. {Coact} to force, {Coagulate}, p. a.] 1. Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The cogent force of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cogent — can refer to: Cogency of an argument Cogent Communications, an Internet service provider Cogent Partners, an investment banking firm focused on private equity secondary advisory transactions Cogent Inc., a provider of automated fingerprint… …   Wikipedia

  • cogent — I adjective appealing conclusively, appealing forcibly, authoritative, commanding, compelling, conclusive, convincing, definite, definitive, demonstrable, demonstrating, determinative, effective, effectual, efficacious, evidential, forceful,… …   Law dictionary

  • cogent — 1650s, from Fr. cogent necessary, urgent (14c.), from L. cogentem (nom. cogens), prp. of cogere to curdle; to compel; to collect, lit. to drive together, from com together (see CO (Cf. co )) + agere to drive (see ACT (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • cogent — To be cogent, an argument has to persuade or convince; to be coherent (see next entry) it only has to make sense …   Modern English usage

  • cogent — cogent, ente (ko jan, jan t ) adj. Terme de philosophie. Qui contraint. HISTORIQUE    XIVe s. •   Sans cogente necessité, BRUYANT dans Ménagier, t. II, p. 40.    XVe s. •   Et pour cause bonne cogente, Mir. de Ste G …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • cogent — convincing, compelling, telling, *valid, sound Analogous words: forceful, forcible, potent, *powerful, puissant: compelling, constraining (see FORCE vb): inducing, persuading or persuasive (see corresponding verbs at INDUCE): proving,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • cogent — [adj] effective apposite, apt, compelling, conclusive, consequential, convictive, convincing, fitting, forceful, forcible, inducing, influential, irresistible, justified, meaningful, momentous, persuasive, pertinent, potent, powerful, puissant,… …   New thesaurus

  • cogent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing. DERIVATIVES cogency noun cogently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin cogere compel …   English terms dictionary

  • cogent — [kō′jənt] adj. [L cogens, prp. of cogere, to collect < co , together + agere, to drive: see ACT1] forceful and to the point, as a reason or argument; compelling; convincing SYN. VALID cogently adv …   English World dictionary


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