The difference between Coherent and Different

When used as adjectives, coherent means unified, whereas different means not the same.

Different is also noun with the meaning: the different ideal.

check bellow for the other definitions of Coherent and Different

Coherent as an adjective:

Unified; sticking together; making up a whole.
Coherent as an adjective:

Orderly, logical and consistent.
Coherent as an adjective:

Aesthetically ordered.
Coherent as an adjective:

Having a natural or due agreement of parts; harmonious: a coherent design.
Coherent as an adjective (physics):

Of waves having the same direction, wavelength and phase, as light in a laser.
Coherent as an adjective (botany):

Attaching or pressing against an organ of the same nature.
Coherent as an adjective (math, of a [[sheaf]]):

Belonging to a specific class of sheaves having particularly manageable properties closely linked to the geometrical properties of the underlying space.

Different as an adjective:

Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
Different as an adjective:

Various, assorted, diverse.
Different as an adjective:

Distinct, separate; .

Examples:

"Several different scientists all reached this conclusion at about the same time."
Different as an adjective:

Unlike most others; unusual.