Consistent vs. Consistency

Consistent vs. Consistency — Is There a Difference?
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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.
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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 war

Consistencynoun

(obsolete) Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.

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Consistentadjective

marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts;

a logical argumentthe orderly presentation

Consistencynoun

the property of holding together and retaining its shape;

when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake

Consistentadjective

capable of being reproduced;

astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained

Consistencynoun

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 product

Consistencynoun

logical coherence and accordance with the facts;

a rambling argument that lacked any consistency

Consistencynoun

(logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another