Meaning of COGENT
| Pronunciation: | | 'kowjunt
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- [adj] powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"
- [adj] having the power to influence or convince; "a cogent analysis of the problem"; "potent arguments"
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| | Synonyms: | | forceful, influential, potent, powerful, telling, weighty |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Co"gent\ (k[=o]"j[e^]nt), 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.]
The cogent force of nature. --Prior.
2. Having the power to compel conviction or move the will;
constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily
reasisted.
No better nor more cogent reason. --Dr. H. More.
Proofs of the most cogent description. --Tyndall.
The tongue whose strains were cogent as commands,
Revered at home, and felt in foreign lands.
--Cowper.
Syn: Forcible; powerful; potent; urgent; strong; persuasive;
convincing; conclusive; influential.
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| | Definition: | | COmpiler and GENeralized Translator. A compiler writing language with pattern-directed string and list processing features, for CDC 3600 and CDC 3800. A program consists of productions defining a context-free language, plus analysis and synthesis function generators. ["COGENT Programming Manual", J.C. Reynolds, ANL-7022, Argonne, Mar 1965]. [Sammet 1969, p.638]. ["An Introduction to the COGENT System", J.C. Reynolds, Proc ACM 20th Natl Conf, 1965]. |
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