consistency
English
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kənˈsɪst(ə)nsi/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /kənˈsɪstənsi/
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Noun
consistency (countable and uncountable, plural consistencies)
- Local coherence.
- Correspondence or compatibility.
- Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.
- Addison
- That consistency of behaviour whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which appear the most just.
- They want to achieve a high degree of consistency in their process and their product.
- Addison
- The degree of viscosity of something.
- 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:
- 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.
- Mix it until it has the consistency of a thick paste.
- (logic) Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.
- (obsolete) Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.
- South
- His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency.
- South
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Translations
reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent
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degree of viscosity of something
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logic: state of a system of axioms
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