Consistent vs. Consistency
Difference Between Consistent and Consistency
Consistentadjective
Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
The consistent use of Chinglish in China can be very annoying, apart from some initial amusement.He is very consistent in his political choices: economy good or bad, he always votes Labour!Consistencynoun
Local coherence.
Consistentadjective
Compatible, accordant.
Consistencynoun
Correspondence or compatibility.
Consistentadjective
(logic) Of a set of statements: such that no contradiction logically follows from them.
Consistencynoun
Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.
They want to achieve a high degree of consistency in their process and their product.Consistentnoun
Objects or facts that are coexistent, or in agreement with one another.
Consistencynoun
The degree of viscosity of something.
Mix it until it has the consistency of a thick paste.Consistentnoun
A kind of penitent who was allowed to assist at prayers, but was not permitted to receive the holy sacraments.
Consistencynoun
(logic) Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.
Consistentadjective
(sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable;
testimony consistent with the known factsI have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of warConsistencynoun
(obsolete) Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.
Consistentadjective
marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts;
a logical argumentthe orderly presentationConsistencynoun
the property of holding together and retaining its shape;
when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bakeConsistentadjective
capable of being reproduced;
astonishingly reproducible results can be obtainedConsistencynoun
a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
Consistentadjective
the same throughout in structure or composition;
bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous productConsistencynoun
logical coherence and accordance with the facts;
a rambling argument that lacked any consistencyConsistencynoun
(logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another
