cohesion

noun5

1. •
   State of cohering, or of working together.

   • Unit cohesion is important in the military.
2. •
   Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together.
3. •
   Growing together of normally distinct parts of a plant.
4. •
   Degree to which functionally related elements in a system belong together.
5. •
   Grammatical or lexical relationship between different parts of the same text.