Consistent vs. Consistency
Consistent and Consistency Definitions
Consistent
In agreement; compatible
The testimony was consistent with the known facts.
Consistency
Agreement or logical coherence among things or parts
A rambling argument that lacked any consistency.
Consistent
Being in agreement with itself; coherent and uniform
A consistent pattern of behavior.
Consistency
Correspondence among related aspects; compatibility
Questioned the consistency of the administration's actions with its stated policy.
Consistent
Reliable; steady
Demonstrated a consistent ability to impress the critics.
Consistency
Reliability or uniformity of successive results or events
Pitched with remarkable consistency throughout the season.
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Consistent
(Mathematics) Having at least one common solution, as of two or more equations or inequalities.
Consistency
Degree of density, firmness, or viscosity
Beat the mixture to the consistency of soft butter.
Consistent
Holding true as a group; not contradictory
A consistent set of statements.
Consistency
Local coherence.
Consistent
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!
Consistency
Correspondence or compatibility.
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Consistent
Compatible, accordant.
Consistency
Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.
They want to achieve a high degree of consistency in their process and their product.
Consistent
(logic) Of a set of statements: such that no contradiction logically follows from them.
Consistency
The degree of viscosity of something.
Mix it until it has the consistency of a thick paste.
Consistent
Objects or facts that are coexistent, or in agreement with one another.
Consistency
(logic) Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.
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Consistent
A kind of penitent who was allowed to assist at prayers, but was not permitted to receive the holy sacraments.
Consistency
(obsolete) Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.
Consistent
Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid.
The humoral and consistent parts of the body.
Consistency
The property of holding together and retaining its shape;
When the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake
Consistent
Having agreement with itself or with something else; having harmony among its parts; possesing unity; accordant; harmonious; congruous; compatible; uniform; not contradictory.
Show me one that has it in his powerTo act consistent with himself an hour.
With reference to such a lord, to serve and to be free are terms not consistent only, but equivalent.
Consistency
A harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
Consistent
Living or acting in conformity with one's belief or professions.
It was utterly to be at once a consistent Quaker and a conspirator.
Consistency
Logical coherence and accordance with the facts;
A rambling argument that lacked any consistency
Consistent
(sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable;
Testimony consistent with the known facts
I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war
Consistency
(logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another
Consistent
Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts;
A logical argument
The orderly presentation
Consistent
Capable of being reproduced;
Astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained
Consistent
The same throughout in structure or composition;
Bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product
