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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

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