consistency

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Local coherence.

2. 2

   Correspondence or compatibility.

3. 3

   Reliability or uniformity

   Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.

   • They want to achieve a high degree of consistency in their process and their product.
   • That consistency of behaviour whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which appear the most just.
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   1. 4

      The degree of viscosity of something.

      • Mix it until it has the consistency of a thick paste.
      • As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.
   2. 5

      Freedom from contradiction

      Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.

   3. 6

      Firmness of constitution or character

      Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.

      • His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency.

The neighborhood

• antonyminconsistency
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