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INCOHERENCE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-10-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- incoherence
1, record 1, English, incoherence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Speech or thinking that is essentially incomprehensible to others because words or phrases are joined together without a logical or meaningful connection [within clauses]. 2, record 1, English, - incoherence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Psychologie cognitive
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- incohérence
1, record 1, French, incoh%C3%A9rence
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Discours ou pensée qui est, pour l'essentiel, incompréhensible pour autrui en raison d'un manque de lien logique compréhensible entre les mots ou les [expressions au sein des phrases]. 1, record 1, French, - incoh%C3%A9rence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-11-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Accounting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inconsistency
1, record 2, English, inconsistency
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare to «consistency». 2, record 2, English, - inconsistency
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- manque de cohérence
1, record 2, French, manque%20de%20coh%C3%A9rence
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- discordance 2, record 2, French, discordance
correct, feminine noun
- incohérence 2, record 2, French, incoh%C3%A9rence
correct, feminine noun
- contradiction 2, record 2, French, contradiction
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le fait que des éléments présents simultanément ne s'accordent pas entre eux ou ne correspondent pas au même contenu, par exemple lorsque des renseignements publiés dans le rapport annuel ou un autre document d'information d'une entité ne concordent pas avec les états financiers (ou comptes) présentés ailleurs dans le même document, voire les contredisent, ou encore lorsque, dans l'évaluation que le vérificateur (auditeur, réviseur) effectue des éléments probants recueillis, il se rend compte qu'un renseignement provenant d'une source ne concorde pas avec un renseignement provenant d'une autre source. 2, record 2, French, - manque%20de%20coh%C3%A9rence
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-08-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- inconsistency
1, record 3, English, inconsistency
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- manque d'homogénéité
1, record 3, French, manque%20d%27homog%C3%A9n%C3%A9it%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- incohérence 1, record 3, French, incoh%C3%A9rence
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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